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AVIATION NEWS-<\/strong>A technical fault in the air traffic control system on Tuesday forced the cancellation of nearly 1,100 flights to and from UK airports, causing widespread disruption.
\nBy 19:00 GMT, 1,055 flights had been cancelled, according to flight-tracking website Flightradar24.
\nThe UK\u2019s air traffic control provider, NATS, said the fault had been resolved and operations had returned to normal. However, it explained that recovery had taken longer than expected, resulting in a backlog of flights, and apologised to passengers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

AVIATION NEWS-A technical fault in the air traffic control system on Tuesday forced the cancellation of nearly 1,100 flights to and from UK airports, causing widespread disruption. By 19:00 GMT, 1,055 flights had been cancelled, according to flight-tracking website Flightradar24. 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