LONDON: A technical issue briefly caused flight delays in Britain on Wednesday before engineers were able to restore the system, the air traffic control operator said. The National Air Traffic Service, or NATS, said the glitch happened at its control center at Swanwick, southwest of London, and required the service to limit the number of aircraft flying to ensure safety. Gatwick Airport said the issue affected outbound flights across the UK Some inbound flights were put into holding patterns or diverted.

The disruptions came after a company that provides air traffic control services in Britain said it had experienced a “technical issue.”

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Passengers were stuck on the tarmac or rediverted to European airports after an air traffic control failure, which started earlier on Wednesday afternoon.

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