'It was a technical issue.. it was not a cyber security incident' Transport Secretary Mark Harper spoke to #BBCBreakfast about the disruption to air travel in and out of the UK

I'm shocked he hasn't said its Labour's fault.

@BBCNews Seems to be a lot of those happening , esp related to travel @Mark_J_Harper 🤷🏻‍♂️

@BBCNews This is a government ran out of competent people, sadly

I can tell he’s lied as his lips are moving and it’s on the BBC

Can we believe this? I hope so but it is so difficult to believe a word now as they u turn so often.

@BBCNews Absolute shambles. Stag group of 19, different flights out, some not landing back at original airport of Gatwick. Disgraceful.

@BBCNews IT WAS NOT A "TECHNICAL ISSUE"! There was a technical fault which resulted in a "manual" process kicking in. The fault is that the system is not capable of running at this capacity. The NATS system is one of the most reliable systems in operation in any industry. #ToryFailure

@BBCNews Absolutely rubbish! It’s greedy airlines booking over the capacity the systems are capable of taking!! You can’t tell me there’s no backup systems for something as critical as ATC!!!

And I bleave every word he says .