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Technical fault forces cancellation of nearly 1,100 UK flights
By 19:00 GMT, 1,055 flights had been cancelled, according to flight-tracking website Flightradar24.
The cancellation of nearly 1,100 flights to and from UK airports caused widespread disruption. Picture for illustrative purposes. Picture credit: Unsplash
London: A technical fault in the air traffic control system on Tuesday forced the cancellation of nearly 1,100 flights to and from UK airports, causing widespread disruption.
By 19:00 GMT, 1,055 flights had been cancelled, according to flight-tracking website Flightradar24.
The UK’s air traffic control provider, NATS, said the fault had been resolved and operations had returned to normal.
However, it explained that recovery had taken longer than expected, resulting in a backlog of flights, and apologised to passengers.