LONDON (AP) — Airlines scrambled Wednesday to dig out from the backlog triggered by technical problems at Britain’s air traffic control system that has forced the cancellation of more than 1,750 flights. Delays continued for a second day Wednesday, rippling across 15 UK airports and beyond as airlines and airports worked to clear a huge backlog of canceled and delayed flights. The problems stranded passengers for hours on airport runways and in terminals.

More than 1,000 departures and arrivals into British airports were cancelled today, with thousands of passengers left stranded.

A technical problem with Britain’s air traffic control system disrupted flights across the country on Tuesday, with more than 1,000 flights canceled, according to flight tracking…