Around a dozen NL-U.K. flights canceled today as air traffic control clears backlog

A technical failure at the British air traffic control that severely disrupted aviation in the United Kingdom on Tuesday is still resulting in canceled flights on Wednesday. The issue is resolved, but airlines are struggling to get back on schedule. Around a dozen flights between the Netherlands and the UK are canceled on Wednesday.

At 8:30 a.m., Schiphol Airport reported 29 canceled departures, including six to the UK, and 33 canceled arrivals, including five from the UK. The other airports did not report any preemptive cancellations.

The UK’s National Air Traffic Service (NATS) reported on Wednesday that the “highly complex” failure has been “resolved,” but recovery will take time. The organization said it was working as hard as possible to clear the backlog of flights.

According to Flightradar24, approximately 1,300 flights in the UK were cancelled on Tuesday. That number includes around 90 flights between the Netherlands and the UK.

According to Rijnmond, the UK’s air traffic control problems caused stressful times for Feyenoord fans trying to reach their club’s match in Barcelona on Tuesday evening. When direct flights to Barcelona were fully booked, many Feyenoord supporters opted for a detour via London.

Rijnmond spoke to press photographer Mischa Keemink, who had been stranded at London Heathrow since noon on Tuesday. "We've been stuck for a few hours now. Nothing is flying at all. The question is whether we'll make it to the match. I have to take photos, of course, so it would be a real shame if I couldn't make it."

It is unclear whether they did make it to the match.