{"id":377308,"date":"2026-09-09T22:00:36","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T21:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-does-the-uk-keep-suffering-major-air-traffic-control-failures\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T22:00:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T21:00:36","slug":"why-does-the-uk-keep-suffering-major-air-traffic-control-failures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-does-the-uk-keep-suffering-major-air-traffic-control-failures\/","title":{"rendered":"Why does the UK keep suffering major air traffic control failures?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/5qEU3PwYu7c\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why does the UK keep suffering major air traffic control failures?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5qEU3PwYu7c\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Less up, up and away&#8230; more stuck on the tarmac. Hundreds of flights have been cancelled and thousands of passengers stranded after yet another critical collapse of the country&#8217;s air traffic control system.<\/p>\n<p>Why do these issues keep happening? Should the government intervene? And is it only a matter of time before passenger safety is compromised?<\/p>\n<p>Niall Paterson speaks to aviation expert and former air traffic controller, Doug Maclean.<\/p>\n<p>#thisiswhy #travel #uk <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Why not listen to one of our podcasts? 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