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Nats warned of potential computer glitch 'months ago'

National Air Traffic Services bosses were warned that plans to deal with any technical failures lacked "detail and clarity," four months before Friday's computer glitch caused widespread disruption to UK airports, according to the Independent on Sunday.

National Air Traffic Services (Nats) said their system was back to full operational capacity following the failure on Friday, but passengers were warned to check their flights in advance as the backlog clears.

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Air traffic glitch 'could not have come at a worse time'

Tens of thousands of air passengers still face travel problems today as a result of yesterday's computer glitch, and one travel expert believes problems are set to extend into Sunday.

Simon Calder, Travel Editor at the Independent, told ITV News the outage "could not have come at a worst time", but suggested that further cancellations were now unlikely as the backlog cleared.

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