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Travellers in UK face more chaos after air traffic glitch

Travellers in UK face more chaos after air traffic glitch
South China Morning Post Wednesday 09 September 2026, 03:39 UTC By Agence France-Presse 1 min read
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Travellers in the UK faced more misery on Wednesday with more than 150 flights scrapped across the country, as Britain’s air traffic control service scrambled to recover from a technical glitch that sparked chaos. Aircraft tracking website FlightRadar24 said 177 flights scheduled for Wednesday had already been axed, following 1,300 cancellations to and from UK airports a day before. Nearly all the latest affected flights were at Britain’s busiest airport Heathrow in London, FlightRadar24...

Travellers in the UK faced more misery on Wednesday with more than 150 flights scrapped across the country, as Britain’s air traffic control service scrambled to recover from a technical glitch that sparked chaos. Aircraft tracking website FlightRadar24 said 177 flights scheduled for Wednesday had already been axed, following 1,300 cancellations to and from UK airports a day before. Nearly all the latest affected flights were at Britain’s busiest airport Heathrow in London, FlightRadar24 wrote... [Image text:] CATHAYPACIFIC
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