Hundreds of UK flights cancelled after air-traffic control technical issue

Hundreds of departing flights from major British airports were disrupted on Tuesday after air-traffic control provider NATS experienced a technical issue. Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester and Stansted were among the airports affected by cancellations and delays. NATS said it had implemented a fix and the flight system was starting to recover, though knock-on effects were expected to last for several hours. About 100 flights were cancelled at Heathrow and 367 delayed. About 250 flights were delayed at Gatwick. Other airports reporting delays or cancellations included London's Luton and Birmingham, as well as Aberdeen and Glasgow. British Airways said it was experiencing disruption to flights because of the issue. EasyJet said the issue was causing delays across Europe. Edinburgh Airport and Dublin Airport also reported disruptions.