LIVE updates: Hundreds of flights cancelled across Britain as recovery from air traffic chaos takes 'longer than hoped'

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Charlie Hague-Jones, who is stranded on a Heathrow runway on the way to his own wedding in New York, told of the nine-hour delay he has endured.

But after an LBC intervention, he and his bride-to-be are now slated to be on a flight to the Big Apple tomorrow morning!

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Heathrow said it has suspended arrivals for the rest of Tuesday after technical issues at an air traffic control provider caused huge disruption to flights.

Nats, which provides air traffic control services to 15 UK airports, said in a statement that recovery had “taken longer than we had hoped” but the issues had been resolved.

In a statement on X, Heathrow said: “Arrivals into Heathrow have been suspended for the remainder of Tuesday 8 September to ensure the safety of our passengers and colleagues.

“Departures have resumed, but disruption is expected to continue, so we advise passengers to check with their airline for the latest flight information before travelling to the airport.

“We apologise to those affected and are supporting our local NATS team and airline partners as they work through the resulting disruption.”

National Air Traffic Services has provided an update on the disruption. 

"Recovery from today's system issue has taken longer than we had hoped," it says.

"Our system issue is now resolved, we are operating normally and working as hard as possible to clear the backlog of flights. 

"We are truly sorry for the ongoing flight disruption. We know this is hugely frustrating and apologise unreservedly. Passengers should continue to check with their airline."

It is the fourth statement issued by NATS today.  The first was released at 1.46pm, when it announced the "technical issue" grounding flights.   

Flights have started departing again from Birmingham Airport.

In a statement, the airport said departures had resumed at 18:40.

"We are continuing to work with NATS (who is responsible for air traffic control), to clear backlog alongside our airlines and handling agents," the statement said.

Customers are still advised to check the status of their flight with their airline.

Lia, from Harrogate, is trying to get to Nashville.

"We were meant to fly Manchester to London and then have a connection flight from London to Nashville, and both have been cancelled," she told LBC.

"We've been told to book a hotel out of our own money and potentially claim it back."

She's going to "look at seeing if we can stay in Manchester tonight".

But she says hotels in Manchester have "very limited" availability.

Judy, from South Africa, is currently stuck at Manchester Airport waiting to fly to Frankfurt after a holiday in the UK.

The delay means she's going to miss her connection flight home from Frankfurt and is unable to book another one. 

She told LBC: "I have about an hour delay for my first flight which means that I won't be able to get my connection flight on time.

"I'm trying to rebook and there is no flights available for today. We're trying to book for tomorrow."

She said the airline told her that they can only book her onto another flight if she gets stuck in Frankfurt. 

"I cannot get stuck in Frankfurt. I need to get home.

"I have to get on this plane for them to be able to rebook me. That's so far the conversations we've had. Otherwise, they've just not given me any other options at all. "

In an update posted on X, the airline said its call centres remain "incredibly busy".

In an update, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander wrote on X: "Pleased NATS have fixed the issue, and huge thanks to those working to get people moving. 

"It will take time to fully resume flights, so continue to check with airlines. 

"I am seeking assurances that lessons will be learned and systems that support aviation are up to the job."

A letter seen by LBC from BA issues an apology to passengers who should have been travelling from Manchester to New York, and offers passage on the next available flight.

The flight was cancelled on Tuesday afternoon.