Travel turmoil at UK airports as more than 1,000 flights grounded due to air traffic control problems | National News

On Tuesday, an air traffic control issue significantly disrupted travel throughout Britain, leading to over 1,000 flight cancellations and leaving many passengers stranded for hours in terminals and on runways. The National Air Traffic Services resolved a problem with its flight processing system by evening, but delays persisted across 15 airports as airlines worked to clear a backlog of delayed flights.