Here is a summary of today's developments
Airline passengers have been warned that flight disruption could persist for days, after a technical meltdown in UK air traffic control left hundreds of thousands of passengers stranded or delayed on the summer bank holiday.
The transport secretary, Mark Harper, said that despite the technical issue being resolved “flights are still unfortunately affected”.
The national air traffic services (Nats) said they have identified and fixed the technical issues that caused a network-wide failure for air traffic control systems this morning.
A British journalist who faces being stuck in France for up to six days due to the technical issue affecting air traffic control systems said there is uncertainty over who will pay for the extended stay.
The Irish transport minister, Jack Chambers, has warned of a major knock-on effect on flights to and from Ireland as a consequence of the UK air traffic control fault, PA reports.
The BBC presenter Gabby Logan tweeted that she was stuck on a plane on a runway at Budapest airport and passengers had been told they might be waiting for up to 12 hours.
Airline passengers have been warned that flight disruption could persist for days, after a technical meltdown in UK air traffic control left hundreds of thousands of passengers stranded or delayed on the summer bank holiday.
Here is our latest lead on the airline chaos:
