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  "id": 6308689,
  "title": "Air traffic control failure disrupts UK flights",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/air-traffic-control-failure-disrupts-uk-flights",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T18:02:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
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    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1550023/air-traffic-control-failure-disrupts-uk-flights/"
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  "summary": "A technical problem at UK air traffic control system caused widespread flight delays on Tuesday. Heathrow and Gatwick airports faced some of the worst disruption. Flights at Stansted, Manchester and several other airports also experienced delays. The issue began during the afternoon after NATS reported a technical failure. However, flights did not stop completely despite […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC World",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-08T14:43:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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": "Gulf News",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-08T17:22:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      }
    ]
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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."
}