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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Simon Calder

What caused the air traffic outage? Airlines ‘extremely disappointed’ after passengers stranded by cancellations

Waiting game: Flightpath of China Airlines flight to London Heathrow, which diverted to Frankfurt – where it is still on the ground - (Flightradar24)

Thousands of airline passengers are waking up where they did not intend to be after the temporary shutdown of UK airspace on Wednesday.

The latest failure at Nats, the main air traffic control provider, led to dozens of diversions and cancellations – particularly affecting London Heathrow and Gatwick airports.

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