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The airport has also never been a hub for an airline, like Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International is for Delta Air Lines or Dallas Fort Worth International is for American Airlines.

There have been hundreds of flight delays after Collins Aerospace baggage and check-in software used by several airlines failed, with some boarding passengers using pen and paper.

While the airline refunded the cost of the ticket, the insurer initially refused the £140 claim for accommodation and travel to and from the airport because the holiday had begun.

The airline will furlough roughly 1,800 flight attendants effective Dec. 1, company spokesperson Thomas Fletcher said in a statement.

They have asked airlines to cancel nearly 140 of their 276 scheduled outbound flights for Monday, according to the AP news agency.