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ALERT Image: Airspace over London is devoid of planes after power failure at air traffic control center; the cluster is at Heathrow – @CarlosWPLG

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ALERT Video: Gridlock on the runway at London's Heathrow Airport – @YouTube's Eye 24 7 News

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ALERT Editor's note: London's Heathrow is the 3rd busiest airport in the world and handles the most international passengers, so delays there surely will ripple throughout Europe. The airport's web site says it handles 62 airlines and 180 destinations. – Tom

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ALERT UK airspace is now open but restricted, after a technical failure grounds flights – @BBCBreaking

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VIDEO Heathrow Passenger Stuck on plane at Heathrow

ALERT Departing flights at London Gatwick Airport are grounded, but incoming flights continue to land – @BBCBreaking

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ALERT Photo: A passenger at Heathrow tweets an image from the tarmac – @HaimishMead

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ALERT Manchester Airport poised to take flights diverted due to closure of London airspace – @BeckyJohnsonSky

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ALERT Update: All London airspace has been closed until 7 pm GMT due to control center computer glitch – @BBCNews, @Reuters

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ALERT Flights experiencing delays due to power outage at control center affecting London and UK airspace – @HeathrowAirport, @eurocontrol

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BREAKING London Airspace Closed Amid Computer Failure

All airspace over London has been closed due to a computer failure, it has emerged. Heathrow said there were delays due to a power outage at the NATS air traffic control centre in Swanwick. NATS confirmed there was a technical problem at Swanwick. Watch live traffic over Heathrow: heathrow.airlive.net

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