Gibraltar-London BA service cancelled amid UK Air Traffic disruption

A technical problem with Britain’s air traffic control system lead to widespread disruption today, including this afternoon's British Airways service from Gibraltar to London.

GBC understands passengers have now been told their flight has been cancelled.

Hundreds of flights have been cancelled or delayed across the UK, with Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester and Stansted among the airports affected.

The UK's National Air Traffice Control Provider, NATS, says the problem was identified in its flight-processing system. A fix has now been implemented, although disruption is continuing as operations recover.

Locally, the British Airways service was set to leave Gibraltar just before 3pm, but is still on the runway this evening.

The Government told GBC the delays stem from an air traffic control issue in Heathrow and stressed that Gibraltar’s own air traffic operations are unaffected.

It said the cause of the disruption lies “entirely outside Gibraltar”, adding that passengers on affected flights will be updated by their airlines as further information becomes available.

GBC has also contacted the Ministry of Defence for comment