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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Jane Dalton

Airports in chaos after air traffic control outage grounds flights across UK

An air traffic control fault left tens of thousands of summer holidaymakers facing the chaos of grounded planes and suspended take-offs on Wednesday.

Passengers across Europe were stranded during the peak holiday season when planes were diverted, some turning around mid-air to return to their departure cities because of a 20-minute glitch.

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