Following a significant technical failure that grounded flights across the United Kingdom, Martin Rolfe, the CEO of National Air Traffic Services (NATS), issued a formal apology to affected passengers. The disruption, which began on Tuesday and continued into a second day, caused widespread cancellations and delays at major airports.

In an interview with BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Rolfe addressed public concerns regarding the cause of the outage. He explicitly ruled out the possibility of a cyber-attack, attributing the chaos instead to a system issue. While acknowledging the significant frustration experienced by travelers, Rolfe defended the organization's response, stating that maintaining safety standards was the primary objective throughout the incident. The recovery process remains ongoing as the aviation industry works to clear the backlog of delayed flights.