- Analysis has suggested around 219,000 passengers were disrupted
- easyJet and Ryanair have had over 100,000 passengers affected
- British Airways has had approximately 46,500 passengers disrupted
- 728 outbound flights and 549 inbound flights have been cancelled
- The failure has been likely to costms in compensation
Analysis of the disruption on 8 September at English airports due to NATS’ air traffic control failure by OAG suggests 219,000 passengers had flights cancelled based on 274,300 scheduled seats and a conservative 80pc average load factor.. The ten largest English airports hwere collectively scheduled to handle nearly 1,400 departures between 12:00 and close of operations on 8 September.
At airline level, easyJet and Ryanair have been scheduled to operate more than 55,000 seats across 623 departing flights from midday. Applying a 90pc load factor typical for low-cost carriers has pointed to over 100,000 passengers affected between the two airlines alone. British Airways has had 294 departing flights planned from Heathrow and Gatwick representing more than 54,000 seats. At an 85pc load factor that has been approximately 46,500 BA passengers disrupted.
Flight cancellations in England on 8 September between 12pm and 12am included 728 outbound flights representing 43pc of total flights and 549 inbound flights representing 29pc of total flights. The latest NATS failure has continued to impact English aviation just as airlines have looked for a strong finish to the Summer season and has been likely to costms in flight delay compensation as they have been held liable for passenger-related costs. Flight delays and cancellations have continued for the next few days as airlines have recovered operations.
