Travel chaos as departures cancelled at multiple UK airports
- Flight departures at multiple UK airports, including Heathrow, Gatwick, London Stansted, and London City, have been plunged into chaos following a technical issue with air traffic control.
- National Air Traffic Services (NATS) said that its engineers have now identified the technical fault and fixed it, but it is not yet clear how long flights will take to return to normal.
- Heathrow Airport said that while departing flights are impacted, arriving flights are not currently affected.
- NATS and the affected airports have apologised for the delays and advised passengers to check with their airlines for the latest flight status.
- About 200 flights have been affected by the glitch.
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