Overview
- Arrivals were suspended Sunday night after a NATS radar site serving Birmingham failed, while departures continued with delays.
- At least 12 inbound flights were diverted to airports including East Midlands, Liverpool, Manchester, Stansted and Bristol, with some services returning to origin hubs.
- NATS said the radar was restored in the early hours of Monday and apologized as the airport resumed operations.
- Knock-on disruption continued into Monday, with cancellations and delays of several hours reported for some services.
- Some coverage cited an unconfirmed claim of a National Grid site fire, while official statements pointed to severe weather as the cause of the power outage.