Tuesday’s UK front pages: 29 August 2023

Tuesday’s UK front pages: 29 August 2023

The Times

Air passengers have been warned of “disruption until Friday” after Britain’s air traffic control system failed, The Times reports.

The Sun

Summer holidays ended in misery for thousands yesterday when a technical fault brought down the UK’s air traffic control system, says The Sun.

The Daily Telegraph

Holidaymakers have been warned to “expect flight chaos until the end of the week” after a “network-wide failure” of the UK’s air traffic control system, The Daily Telegraph reports.

Daily Mail

The Daily Mail leads with thousands of British people face being “stranded around the globe for days after yesterday’s air traffic control chaos”. 

Daily Mirror

Train firms have admitted that ticket office closures will put vulnerable passengers at risk, according to the Daily Mirror.

The Guardian

Cabinet secretary Michael Gove is planning to rip up water pollution rules that housebuilders have blamed for “exacerbating England’s housing crisis”, The Guardian reports.

i

The disruption to flights in and out of the UK is the i’s front page lead.

Daily Express

Air travellers are facing “days of chaos” after a “computer meltdown closed down UK skies”, the Daily Express reports.

Daily Star

The Daily Star covers the scandal engulfing Spanish football after that now infamous world Cup kiss.

Metro

The UK’s air traffic control computer suffered a “major bank holiday meltdown” – with thousands of passengers stranded at home and abroad, Metro reports.

Financial Times

Thousands of airline passengers faced long delays and flight cancellations after a failure in the UK’s air traffic control system grounded hundreds of planes, the Financial Times report.

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