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Heathrow cancels 177 flights Wednesday due to air traffic fault

Hundreds of thousands of passengers face continued disruption on Wednesday after a technical issue hit UK air traffic control on Tuesday. Nats, the UK's air traffic control services provider, said engineers fixed the problem after about four hours. More than 1,400 flights were cancelled across the UK by Wednesday, with nearly all of the latest cancellations at London Heathrow.

By BriefTea Editorial · 9 September 2026 at 5:51

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