Hundreds of flights have been delayed or cancelled after a technical issue with the UK's air traffic control system.
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00:00 Thousands of airline passengers faced delays and cancellations on Monday after technical
00:07 problems with the UK's air traffic control system. The national flight control operator,
00:12 National Air Traffic Services, announced the fault had been identified and remedied, but
00:17 not before huge disruption had been caused on one of the busiest days of the year. Several
00:22 airports warned the knock-on effects would cause significant disruption. By 2.30 in the
00:27 afternoon, 500 flights to and from the UK had been cancelled.
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