Travel chaos has erupted across the UK as flights have been grounded at major airports, with thousands of passengers left waiting on the tarmac.
Departures from airports including Heathrow, Gatwick, Birmingham, Newcastle Luton and Stansted are on hold due to an ATC failure.
A number of passengers have taken to social media explaining how they’re stuck on board their planes, unable to take off.
One wrote: “London airspace has closed just before I was due to take off, absolutely typical.
“Our pilot told us potential radar failure and that uk airspace south of manchester is shut as a result.”
Gatwick Airport released a statement that read: “A technical issue impacting NATS is affecting all outbound flights across the UK.
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