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  "id": 6303711,
  "title": "UK airports face travel chaos as over 400 flights canceled due to air traffic control issue",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/uk-airports-face-travel-chaos-as-over-400-flights-canceled-due-to-air",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T17:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/business/aviation/uk-airports-face-travel-chaos-as-over-400-flights-canceled-due-to-air-traffic-control-issue-1.500667661"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Over 400 flights were canceled at UK airports on Tuesday due to a technical issue affecting the country's air traffic control system, reported flight tracking website Flightradar24. Britain's National Air Traffic Services (NATS) confirmed a problem with their flight processing system, with engineers working urgently to resolve the issue. The disruption affected flights across the UK, including at London's Heathrow, Stansted, City, Manchester, Birmingham, and Scotland airports. Multiple airlines, such as British Airways, EasyJet, KLM, and Lufthansa, experienced service disruptions. Passengers were advised to check their flight status with their airline, as some domestic and European flights were unable to operate. Heathrow's website indicated that many short-haul flights to European destinations had been canceled or delayed, while arriving flights were not impacted. Passenger frustration grew due to a lack of communication from airlines and a lack of clear information about the cause of the technical problem.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/air-traffic-control-issue-disrupts-departing-flights-at-major-uk",
        "published": "2026-09-08T14:43:33.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Air traffic control issue disrupts departing flights at major UK airports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/air-traffic-control-issue-disrupts-departing-flights-at-major-uk-6300310",
        "published": "2026-09-08T17:12:54.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "More than 600 flights in and out of U.K. cancelled due to air traffic control issue",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/more-than-600-flights-in-and-out-of-u-k-cancelled-due-to-air-traffic",
        "published": "2026-09-08T17:59:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Air traffic control failure disrupts UK flights",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/air-traffic-control-failure-disrupts-uk-flights",
        "published": "2026-09-08T18:02:50.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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