Technical incident at Swanwick Control Centre

Statement at 21:00 on 5 June 2025

Following the technical problem at Swanwick air traffic control centre this morning, we have now fixed the issue sufficiently to safely increase traffic flow rates and will see an improving picture through the rest of the day. We apologise for the inconvenience caused.

However, the weather is continuing to cause significant unrelated disruption across the country and more widely across Europe, which has further complicated today’s operation.

Previous statements

Statement at 17:00 on 4 June 2025

Following the technical problem at Swanwick air traffic control centre this morning, we have now fixed the issue sufficiently to safely increase traffic flow rates and will see an improving picture through the rest of the day. We apologise for the inconvenience caused.

However, the weather is continuing to cause significant unrelated disruption across the country and more widely across Europe, which has further complicated today’s operation.

Statement at 15:00 on 2 June 2025

Following the technical problem at Swanwick air traffic control centre this morning, we have now fixed the issue sufficiently to safely increase traffic flow rates and will see an improving picture through the rest of the day. We apologise for the inconvenience caused.

However, the weather is continuing to cause significant unrelated disruption across the country and more widely across Europe, which has further complicated today’s operation.