A newlywed couple have described their honeymoon 'nightmare' after the British air traffic control meltdown left them stranded in the wrong country,

 

Tarik Rami and Beatriz Oliveira, of Feltham, west London were married in Lisbon, Portugal at the weekend.

 

They were planning to spend a week in South Africa followed by a further seven days on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius.

 

But their honeymoon flight to Johannesburg via London was grounded by a massive computer failure at the UK's National Air Traffic Services (NATS).

 

British Airways rebooked them on to new flights via Paris, but they arrived in the French capital to discover there was no record of the booking.

 

Tarik Rami and Beatriz Oliveira's honeymoon flight to Johannesburg was grounded by a massive computer failure at the UK's National Air Traffic Services.

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Air traffic control meltdown leaves newlywed couple stranded in wrong country