Flights at major British airports were disrupted on September 8 by a technical fault at air traffic control provider NATS, the latest in a series of failures that renewed questions about the resilience of Britain's aviation infrastructure ↧ Air traffic control issue disrupts flights at major UK airports Flights at major British airports were disrupted on Tuesday by a technical fault at air traffic ​control provider NATS, the latest in a series of failures that renewed questions about the resilience of Britain's aviation infrastructure.