Air Traffic Control disruption

Early day motion 1559, tabled 4 September 2023 by Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 6 members.

That this House notes with concern that a major fault in the Air Traffic Control system lead to significant disruption for passengers; further notes that nearly 2,000 flights were cancelled with around 250,000 passengers disrupted; believes that the NATS service bears responsibility for the issue; further believes that the Government has let passengers down; urges compensation to be paid to passengers as quickly as possible, so no one is left out of pocket; calls on the Government to review the bonus payments for the NATS executive team following the disruption; and further urges them to ensure compensation for any future Air Traffic Control failure is paid automatically.

Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat 3, DUP 1, Independent 1, Labour 1.