Travellers have been delayed by a computer glitch that forced air traffic controllers to restrict the number of planes flying across the south of England.
Air traffic control company Nats said the "technical problem" happened at its control centre in Swanick, near Southampton.
The number of flights taking off from airports was reduced, causing what were described as minimal delays to some flights at Heathrow.
At Gatwick in West Sussex, only flights heading for Jersey in the Channel Islands were affected.
Southampton Airport reported "a widespread air traffic control issue" that was affecting all flights.
Around late morning Nats said it had fixed the problem.
The company went on: "Operations are now returning to normal and we are working with the airports, airlines and (Europe-wide organisation) Eurocontrol to clear the backlog of flights to ensure disruption is kept to a minimum.
"Outbound delays from the UK have generally been limited to 20 minutes.
"We regret any inconvenience this technical problem has caused. However, our first priority will always be the safety of the flying public."
Problems with Nats computers affected some flights when it first moved to the Hampshire site about 10 years ago, but the centre has worked well in recent years.
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