System Failure at British Airways Shuts Down Flights Out of London
British Airways affected that Those unable to fly will be offered a full refund.
British Airways said that We are working hard to get our customers who were due to fly
today onto the next available flights over the course of the rest of the weekend,
system failure that is causing severe disruption to our flight operations worldwide." The glitch affected the airline’s check-in
and operational systems, including call centers, the airline’s chief executive, Alex Cruz, said in a video on Saturday.
A mass of delays (although not showing in red) terminal 5 #britishairways pic.twitter.com/etqo5sNdBK The airline faced a similar problem in September, when a glitch affected check-in systems
and caused delays at multiple international airports.
"We believe the root cause was a power supply issue,
and we have no evidence of any cyberattack." British Airways urged passengers with tickets for Saturday flights not to go to Heathrow or Gatwick, in an effort to ease congestion.