Delayed passengers queue at Heathrow Airport (Picture: PA)

A Reddit user offered passengers delayed by an air traffic control glitch the chance to hang out in Shoreditch, east London, while they waited for their flight.

Hundreds of flights in the UK were cancelled or delayed yesterday after a fault with a telephone system at the National Air Traffic Service (Nats) centre in Swanwick, Hampshire.

This meant passengers at airports around the country, including Heathrow, Stansted and Gatwick, faced long waits.

In attempt to cheer those people up a Reddit user called Scube909 offered them a more comfortable place to wait.


A technical problem at Swanwick air traffic control centre caused delays to UK flights (Picture: PA)

‘If you are caught up in the airport chaos today and know you aren’t getting a flight for 24 hours, you can hang with us. Liverpool st stn / Shoreditch area,’ they wrote.



‘We will provide teas, bad jokes, and help ease the pain. No fee or anything, just trying to help!’

They have two couches, a rug and inflatable bed for people to sit on and if you want to go you should send them a personal message and they will reply with details.

The problem at the Nats centre was fixed at around 7.30pm yesterday.