Air traffic control boss has one week to deliver investigation into glitch, No 10 says, as UK flight cancellations top 2,000 – business live

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Technical issue at Nats resolved but flights to and from UK airports still disruptedTell us: how have you been affected by UK air traffic disruption?Oil prices rise above $100 a barrel for first time since July as Iran war escalatesIn total, more 1,900 flights had been cancelled by 5am today, according to the aviation analytics company Cirium, since yesterday’s system issue at National Air Traffic Services.Nats provides air traffic control services to 15 UK airports. While the technical problem has been resolved, the flight chaos has continued into a second day. Other flights have been delayed, causing chaos for tens of thousands of passengers travelling to and from the UK. Continue reading...