Air traffic control’s busiest day expected as holidays start
24 July 2015 Last updated at 10:49 BST
As thousands head off on their summer holidays, air traffic control in the UK is expecting its busiest day on Friday.
Controllers are expected to handle 8,000 flights going through UK airspace in a single day.
Richard Westcott reports from one of the main control centres at Swanwick near Southampton.
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