Travel chaos as over 1,000 flights are grounded or delayed at Heathrow and Gatwick Airport after UK hit by thunderstorms

THE ongoing heatwave has caused chaos at the UK’s airports with more than 1,000 flights either delayed or cancelled. Airports affected on Saturday include Heathrow, Gatwick, and Edinburgh, with 1,019 flights delayed and 160 axed, as air traffic restrictions were put in place overnight. London Heathrow had 440 flights delayed, Gatwick 425, 120 at Edinburgh,...