00:00Travel chaos has hit major UK airports as a system failure at National Air Traffic Services
00:05grounds flights and leaves thousands of passengers stranded.
00:08A technical issue with the UK's flight processing system has hit major transport hubs
00:13including Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester and London City.
00:16Around 200 flights have already been cancelled,
00:19with hundreds more facing severe delays as planes remain stuck on the tarmac.
00:23Engineers are on site attempting to resolve the glitch,
00:26but officials warn that full recovery will take time.
00:28Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander apologised to travellers,
00:32confirming technicians are actively working to fix the problem.
00:35Airports and airlines, including EasyJet and British Airways,
00:38are advising all passengers flying today to check their flight status before heading to the terminal.
00:43For live updates, head online to The Standard.
