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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Sam Hall

Second day of travel chaos as Nats boss to face Transport Secretary

A departure board at Terminal 5 Heathrow after flights were cancelled on Tuesday because of a UK air traffic control issue (Ellie Crabbe/PA) - (PA Wire)

The boss of the UK’s main air traffic control provider will face a grilling from the Transport Secretary on Wednesday as widespread disruption continues with hundreds of flights cancelled following a technical issue.

Flight monitoring website Flightradar24 said 1,300 flights to and from UK airports were axed on Tuesday after a system issue hit Nats, the National Air Traffic Service, which provides air traffic control services to 15 UK airports.

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