Flight data received by air traffic services ’caused air traffic control fault’

Tens of thousands more airline passengers suffered flight (Liam McBurney/PA)cancellations on Tuesday due to the knock-on impact of an air traffic control (ATC) fault

The air traffic control failure which led to a spate of flight cancellations was caused by flight data received by National Air Traffic Services (Nats), with both primary and back-up systems responding by suspending automatic processing, chief executive Martin Rolfe said.

The technical issues cause travel chaos for passengers in Irish airports with hundreds of flights being cancelled. Again on Tuesday a host of flights in and out of Irish airports have seen delays.