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Hundreds of flights have been cancelled or disrupted, affecting passengers travelling for holidays and other journeys. Further delays are expected as airlines work through the backlog.

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00:01Air traffic control problems caused another day of disruption after a technical fault hit the UK's
00:05system. More than 350 scheduled flights were cancelled or did not operate on Wednesday,
00:11according to aviation analyst Sirian. The problem affected passengers travelling from airports
00:16across the country, with knock-on delays and cancellations continuing.
00:21NATS, which manages air traffic services, says the fault has been fixed,
00:26but disruption could continue for several days. The Civil Aviation Authority has launched an
00:32investigation. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander says it was not a cyber attack,
00:37and airlines are apologising while passengers face uncertainty over travel and accommodation.

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