A technical glitch in the UK's air traffic control system has caused widespread flight cancellations, with nearly 400 flights cancelled on Wednesday alone.
The outage, which began on Tuesday, has affected over 330,000 passengers, with the majority of cancellations occurring at London Heathrow, one of Europe's busiest airports.
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The outage is causing significant disruption to air travel, affecting hundreds of thousands of passengers
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