Gatwick Airport chaos as planes grounded for HOURS in another air traffic control glitch

TRAVEL chaos hit one of the UK’s major airports today as planes were grounded for HOURS.

Gatwick air traffic control experienced a major systems outage at around 8am.

No planes were allowed to depart while the airport attempted to reset the system.

Some aircraft that were due to take off were sent back to their stands.

Delays from the outage are likely to carry on all day.

A spokesperson for London Gatwick LGW said: “There was an outage to a local NATS system earlier this morning which has now been rectified.

“No cancellations have resulted from this, but some passengers may experience delays.

“We apologize for any inconvenience.”

It comes after thousands of air passengers were stranded by a major air traffic control failure in August.

The “technical issue” grounded 500 flights across the UK.