Martin Robb

And the other big story is the failure yet again of the NATS, or should that be the not service, which of course has air traffic control, thousands of people inconvenienced, hundreds of flights grounded.

Chief Executive of NATS, Martin Robb, gave this update.

Our system is now back up and running, so we have resolved the issue, and now controllers are there to help make sure that we can recover as fast as possible.

The best information in terms of how long this will take to resolve lies with the airlines.

More than a hundred flights have been canceled here alone.

Hundreds of flights delayed, as well as thousands more in airports around the country, as you say, from London to Manchester and the Midlands.

The chief executive of the National Air Traffic Control provider, Martin Rolfe, has said that a technical issue is to blame for all of the chaos, but that he takes full responsibility for what's happened.

We work very hard to make sure that those flights leave on time, depart on time, arrive on time, but that people stay safe throughout.