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NATS flight system failure grounds hundreds of flights at UK airports

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A mid-afternoon technical failure in NATS' flight processing system grounded departures across the UK on September 8. Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester and ten other airports halted or restricted flights, leaving hundreds of planes cancelled and tens of thousands of passengers stranded.

Updated Sep 9