Flight chaos: Disruption causes chaos at airports in the UK
Many machines will have to remain on the ground in the UK for the time being due to a fault. The effects are also being felt in Germany.
A technical glitch at air traffic control caused chaos at several British airports, including London's Heathrow, Gatwick, and Stansted, as well as Manchester and Birmingham. Over 600 flights were cancelled by evening, according to Flightradar24. The issue also affected flights to and from London at airports in Germany, such as Frankfurt and Düsseldorf, and in other countries like Switzerland's Zürich.
Nats, the company responsible for air traffic control, reported a problem with its flight processing system, but announced a technical solution had been implemented and the system was starting to return to normal by late afternoon.
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