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Burnham Orders Full Investigation Into UK Flight Cancellations

By Drooid · Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC · How we work

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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the cancelled-flight crisis must be fully investigated.
He noted 200 flights were cancelled today, following 2,000 cancellations on 8 September.
Burnham declined to say whether NATS chief Martin Rolfe should be dismissed.
He said Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander is taking the issue extremely seriously.
Reporters asked Burnham why he would not fire NATS head Martin Rolfe.

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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the cancelled-flight crisis must be fully investigated.
He noted 200 flights were cancelled today, following 2,000 cancellations on 8 September.
Burnham declined to say whether NATS chief Martin Rolfe should be dismissed.
He said Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander is taking the issue extremely seriously.
Reporters asked Burnham why he would not fire NATS head Martin Rolfe.