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Al Jazeera·September 9, 2026 at 10:06 PM

An air traffic control system outage on Tuesday caused widespread disruption at UK airports, leaving passengers stranded and prompting public outrage, with one traveller saying everyone's holidays had been ruined. The UK's independent aerospace regulator has been instructed to review the failure. The incident led to significant delays and cancellations affecting thousands of travellers, according to Al Jazeera.

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