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Glitch prompts Heathrow cancellations

LONDON, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- Passengers at London's Heathrow Airport took to sleeping on the floor following additional flight cancellations caused by a computer glitch, officials say.

British Airways spokesman said a new set of canceled flights were announced Friday following a series of 35 cancellations at the London airport all caused by an air traffic control problem, The Daily Mail said.

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"Some of our planes are in the wrong location due to (Thursday's) cancellations but the flights we've had to cancel (Friday) are all on multi-frequency routes and we are not experiencing any delays to other services," the unidentified spokesman said.

The flight cancellations began after a computer error at an air traffic control center in Hampshire caused significant delays and cancellations at a number of British airports.

The Daily Mail said most of the problems caused by Thursday's glitch were seen at Heathrow, along with the Gatwich Airport and Luton Airport in London.

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