The United Kingdom's air traffic control systems have grounded thousands of flights on one of the busiest travel days of the year.
LONDON — A technical glitch which has caused hundreds of U.K. flights to be disrupted could take "days" to fix, causing chaos for passengers during the busy summer travel period.
Hundreds of flights were delayed and canceled Monday after a systems failure at the U.K.'s air traffic control services left operators unable to automatically process flight plans.
Britain's National Air Traffic Service said several hours later that it had resolved the issue, but warned that it would take time for normal flight schedules to resume.
The issue comes during the U.K.'s busy public holiday travel period, with many people returning from summer vacations.
Persons:
Juliet Kennedy, Kennedy, Mark Harper, Harper
Organizations:
LONDON, Air Traffic Service, London's, London Gatwick, BBC Radio, Civil Aviation Authority
Locations:
Heathrow, Manchester