Airport Industry News
Tiana May
22 May 2026
UK air traffic control service provider NATS has reported that flight punctuality remained high in April 2026, despite continued growth in air traffic.
According to the figures, almost 98 percent of UK flights operated on time during the month. Around 2.2 percent of flights experienced air traffic control-related delays, with an average delay time of 10 minutes for those affected.
April was the busiest month of the year so far for UK airspace. NATS handled 210,505 flights safely, an increase of 0.2 percent compared with the same month in the previous year.
Data from Eurocontrol indicated that UK airspace accounted for 24 percent of European traffic during the month, while the UK was responsible for 4.8 percent of total European air traffic delay...
