Dozens of flights are cancelled or delayed this morning at airports including Heathrow, Gatwick and Manchester as a widespread technical fault with air traffic control continues to cause chaos.

Holidaymakers were hit by travel delays on Monday after a system failure meant flight plans had to be input manually by controllers.

By Monday afternoon, 232 flights departing UK airports had been cancelled as well as 271 arriving flights, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium.

The Government does not believe the travel disruption was caused by a cybersecurity incident, but there will be an independent review, the Transport Secretary said today.

Mark Harper also said airlines would be stepping up to their responsibilities to ensure they get people home.