All air traffic control is being handled manually across the UK as NATS looks to fix technical fault 'as quickly as possible'.
Speaking from the plane, he said the aircraft actually landed ahead of the schedule - but since then they have been stuck on the tarmac.
"The pilots told us that we are in a queue for a gate because all the aircraft giving priority to land can't get away, so everything is stacking up now," he said.The departures board in Barcelona airport showing flights to the UK cancelled or delayed Pic: Brad Sutton "We have an update saying that they're trying to find space for all the aircraft that are coming in and having to wait, having to queue, because this is going to have a big impact.
"There are planes taking off, but what we are being told is that various aspects of computerised systems used by air traffic control aren't talking to each to other, so everything is having to be done manually."Normally this would be one of the busiest runways in the world, but it is looking very, very quiet."Sky News producer Georgia Ziebart, who is stuck on a plane in Palma,
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