LONDON AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL closed to ALL aircraft

[NorthernRaider]

Cynic Shurup mo or I'll nick the pump off your bicycle

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Ed Miliband is outraged by this breakdown, he says " If the planes run out of fuel they will be stuck up there all day"

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HEATHROW AND GATWICK and STANSTEAD no flights in or out

MANCHESTER OPEN

Planes refusing to land at Liverpool because they reckon the wheels will get nicked off the planes when they park up

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LONDON CITY shut as well

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LUTON major delays

Gatwick now open but major delays

4000 flights affected in general but BBC and Sky reporting that TENS of thousands likely to face long possible overnight delays.