UK air traffic control operator says ‘technical issue’ is causing flight delays

A technical issue was causing flight delays in Britain on Wednesday and authorities were trying to fix it, the air traffic control operator said.

The National Air Traffic Service, or NATS, said that because of the issue at its control centre at Swanwick, near London, it was limiting the number of aircraft flying to ensure safety. Gatwick Airport said the issue affected outbound flights across the UK.

NATS said its engineers are “working hard to resolve the problem as quickly as possible”, but it did not know how long the disruption would last.

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