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Cyberattack ruled out in UK air traffic glitch that hit hundreds of flights

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A technical glitch within the United Kingdom's air traffic control service caused major flight disruptions, resulting in hundreds of cancellations and ongoing misery for travellers, particularly at London Heathrow. Following the incident, the service officially ruled out a cyberattack as the cause.

The disruption unfolded over multiple days, with nearly 400 flights scrapped across the country on Wednesday as operators scrambled to recover. This compounded earlier chaos, bringing the total number of impacted operations significantly higher, following an initial 1,746 flights that were previously caught up in the systemic failure.

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