Thousands of airline passengers could face further delays today after a major air traffic control glitch caused disruption at airports across the UK and Ireland. Hundreds of flights were cancelled or delayed yesterday after problems with a telephone system at the National Air Traffic Service (Nats) centre in Swanwick, Hampshire. Up to 100,000 passengers faced delays and cancellation at the major airports of Heathrow, Stansted and Gatwick, after an air traffic control glitch led to the worst airport chaos since the 2010 ash cloud crisis. Travel hell: Passengers queue at the flight check-in desk to re-book tickets at London Heathrow Airport Terminal Five after a 'technical problem' at the National Air Traffic Services control centre caused long delays
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In total, 100,000 passengers are affected and 1,300 flights disrupted
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Flights were cancelled or delayed after problems with telephone system
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Heathrow: 228 flights cancelled due to computing glitch in Hampshire
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Stansted Airport: 175 flights delayed for up to two hours
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London Gatwick: 20% of departures delayed by 'a couple of hours'
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Problems at London City, Luton, Newcastle, Edinburgh and Glasgow
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Issues also at Bristol, Cardiff, Bournemouth, Manchester and Dublin
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