{"id":266708,"date":"2025-07-31T15:05:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T14:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/calls-for-nats-boss-to-resign-following-flight-cancellations-due-technical-glitch-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T15:05:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T14:05:20","slug":"calls-for-nats-boss-to-resign-following-flight-cancellations-due-technical-glitch-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/calls-for-nats-boss-to-resign-following-flight-cancellations-due-technical-glitch-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Calls for NATS boss to resign following flight cancellations due technical glitch | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/t135RchQgcw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Calls for NATS boss to resign following flight cancellations due technical glitch | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t135RchQgcw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Widespread disruption at UK airports on Wednesday was an &quot;isolated event&quot;, according to Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander, who spoke to National Air Traffic Services (Nats) boss Martin Rolfe on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was an isolated event and there is no evidence of malign activity. I know that any disruption is frustrating for passengers,&quot; Alexander wrote on X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will continue to receive regular updates. Passengers should check with airlines before travelling,&quot; she added.<\/p>\n<p>Airlines meanwhile are demanding answers from Nats after the technical fault cancelled hundreds of flights on Wednesday, with some disruption continuing into Thursday as airports face backlog.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Widespread disruption at UK airports on Wednesday was an &quot;isolated event&quot;, according to Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander, who spoke to National Air Traffic Services (Nats) boss Martin Rolfe on Thursday. \u201cThis was an isolated event and there is no evidence of malign activity. 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