UK air traffic control worst in Europe, Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary says in scathing rant against Nats

The UK’s air traffic control (ATC) system is the worst in Europe, the boss of Ryanair has claimed.

Michael O’Leary made the comment as he launched a tirade calling for National Air Traffic Services (Nats) chief executive Martin Rolfe to be sacked.

Ryanair was among the airlines affected when a Nats technical glitch caused major disruption across UK airports on 28 August.

The ATC provider has also repeatedly suffered problems at Gatwick, which it attributed to staff shortages in the control tower.

At a press conference, Mr O’Leary accused Mr Rolfe of “p*** poor performance”, and claimed he is “incompetent and should be sacked”.