Hundreds of passengers queues at Heathrow Airport amid flight chaos

Passengers faced long queues and major disruption at Heathrow Airport on September 8 after a technical fault affecting the UK's air traffic control system caused Footage filmed inside the airport shows a densely packed terminal, with large crowds of passengers waiting as departures were disrupted. The disruption was linked to a technical issue with NATS' flight-processing system, affecting operations at Heathrow, Gatwick and other UK airports. Hundreds of flights were reportedly delawidespread flight delays and cancellations.yed or cancelled before the system was restored later in the day. The disruption left passengers facing lengthy waits and uncertainty over their onward journeys. Video Credit: Clare Catford