Travel chaos erupted in the UK on Wednesday afternoon after a "technical issue" impacted several flights. Airports across the country were affected by the disruption, including London Heathrow, London Gatwick and Birmingham. 

The disruption was prompted when an air traffic control centre, which controls 200,000 square miles of airspace, experienced a “technical issue,” according to the country’s National Air Traffic Services (NATS). The organisation said around 4.40pm on July 30 that the problem had been solved - but delays were to still be expected. A statement read: "Our engineers have now restored the system that was affected this afternoon. 

"We are in the process of resuming normal operations in the London area. We continue to work closely with airline and airport customers to minimise disruption. We apologise for any inconvenience this has caused." 

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