A Norfolk man who founded one of Norwich City's most popular fan channels is one of the thousands of travellers stranded following an air traffic control fault in the UK. 

Jack Reeve, 25, from Talk Norwich City (TNC), was supposed to fly back to England from Split in Croatia, where he was on holiday with his girlfriend, on Monday night (August 28).

The flight was cancelled and its operator, Easyjet, said the next plane with available seats flying back to Luton was on Sunday (September 3).

Mr Reeve said: "It was pretty chaotic at Split airport last night with delays and cancellations.

Great Yarmouth Mercury: Jack Reeve, who founded Talk Norwich City, will now return to England on bus and train following the air traffic disruption in the UK. Jack Reeve, who founded Talk Norwich City, will now return to England on bus and train following the air traffic disruption in the UK. (Image: Supplied)

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"We found out lunchtime on BBC. We thought it would sort itself out in a couple of hours but the knock-on has been huge.

"There are still cancellations today. People here are saying it will be at least a week before it’s back to normal," he added.

Mr Reeve, who is from Great Yarmouth, said he has missed four days of work, some paid, some unpaid, and that the disruption has left him "£2,000 out of pocket". 

"It’s a huge impact financially. And some appointments have been missed," he added.

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The couple will now take a bus to Zagreb, then a train to Stuttgart, another train to Paris and the Eurostar to St Pancras in London, arriving by Thursday evening.

The travel disruption could last for days after flights were cancelled, leaving thousands of passengers stranded during a technical fault in the UK’s air traffic control (ATC) system.

Transport Secretary Mark Harper said it was the worst incident of its kind in “nearly a decade” and announced an “independent review” will be carried out.

The issue started on Monday after ATC provider National Air Traffic Services (Nats) suffered what it described as a “technical issue” preventing it from automatically processing flight plans.