UK airlines face higher air traffic control charges despite recent chaos

Decision by regulator described as ‘a kick in the teeth’ for passengers with flight costs likely to soarBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK’s air traffic controller has been given the green light to increase charges by more than a quarter, weeks after a system failure caused travel chaos and resulted in more than 2,000 flights being cancelled.The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said its pricing decision would give National Air Traffic Services (Nats) the ability to raise