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An aircraft takes off from Heathrow Airport in west London.

A computer glitch paralyzes London’s Heathrow Airport for hours

Technology

British airspace was shut down this afternoon for several hours after a “computer glitch” halted flights to several airports. That included Heathrow, one of Europe’s busiest hubs — and the ripple effect was felt by flyers around the globe.

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Arts, Culture & Media
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San Francisco Airport Expansion

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Geo answer

Arts, Culture & Media

In today’s Geo Quiz we asked what the five busiest airports are. When it comes to international traffic, the most bustling are: Number 5: Hong Kong, Number 4: Frankfurt, Number 3: Amsterdam, Number 2: the Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris…And the number one busiest airport, it serves 62 million passengers a year, is London’s Heathrow Airport.