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| Lightning strike causes Stansted Airport disruption | Lightning strike causes Stansted Airport disruption |
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| Flights from Stansted Airport have been cancelled or delayed after lightning damaged its fuelling systems. | Flights from Stansted Airport have been cancelled or delayed after lightning damaged its fuelling systems. |
| Passengers are reporting major problems, with some stuck on planes awaiting take off and aircraft being diverted away from landing. | |
| The airport said its aircraft fuelling system was "unavailable" for a period earlier due to a lightning strike. | The airport said its aircraft fuelling system was "unavailable" for a period earlier due to a lightning strike. |
| A spokeswoman said engineers had since restored the system but "flights may be diverted, delayed or cancelled". | A spokeswoman said engineers had since restored the system but "flights may be diverted, delayed or cancelled". |
| "We apologise for the inconvenience and advise all passengers to check with their airlines for their latest flight updates," she said. | "We apologise for the inconvenience and advise all passengers to check with their airlines for their latest flight updates," she said. |
| The damage occurred as thunderstorms and torrential rain swept across part of the UK overnight and comes on a Bank Holiday weekend and at the start of school half-term. | |
| Frustrated passengers have been venting social media. | |
| Twitter user Tracey Mitchell said her niece and nephew's flight had been cancelled as a result, meaning they are "no longer going on their cruise". |