Air traffic control issue disrupts departing flights at major UK airports
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{ "epilogue": "A technical issue at national air traffic control caused widespread delays and cancellations across major UK airports, including Heathrow and Gatwick. The failure left passengers stranded overnight and prompted Ryanair to call for the NATS CEO to resign.
The air traffic control boss subsequently issued an apology for the disruptions." }
Epilogue added 1h ago, after coverage quieted.
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"Air traffic control issue disrupts departing flights at major UK airports" developed substantial multi-source reporting across the Business sector, tracked across 6 distinct newsrooms by Newsylist.
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