The global glitch affected many flights into Heathrow and Gatwick.
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Dozens of British Airways flights into London’s biggest airports have been delayed by a “technical issue”.
A spokeswoman for the airline said: “Our teams are working hard to resolve a technical issue which is affecting some of our flights, and we have rebooked customers onto alternative flights and offered hotel accommodation where they have been unable to continue their journeys last night.”
Passengers took to twitter to vent their frustration with many complaining about a lack of information from the airline.
BA systems down stuck in Orlando, nearly 3 hour delay no update from #BritishAirways#skynews
My flight from DC was cancelled so I rebooked on a flight from Baltimore meaning I had to miss my conference, and, now, huge delays with no end in sight. #britishairways#notwhatitusedtobe
The worst affected was Flight BA170 from Pittsburgh, which was more than twelve hours late.
Over 45 flights into Heathrow had been delayed with Gatwick Airport also affected.
A spokesperson for Gatwick Airport said that delays on incoming flights had led to a knock-on effect for passengers travelling throughout the day.
British Airways has suffered a series of system failures in the past few months.
In August, an IT glitch affected more than 100 flights and disrupted tens of thousands of passengers.
Rory Boland, editor of Which? Travel magazine, said: “This is the latest in a long line of British Airways technical glitches causing delays and cancellations and yet again it’s thousands of passengers who are paying the price – left tired, frustrated and with a lack of information and assistance from the airline.”
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Dozens of British Airways flights into London’s biggest airports have been delayed by a ‘technical issue’.
A spokeswoman for the airline said: “Our teams are working hard to resolve a technical issue which is affecting some of our flights, and we have rebooked customers onto alternative flights and offered hotel accommodation where they have been unable to continue their journeys last night.”
Passengers took to twitter to vent their frustration with many complaining about a lack of information from the airline.
BA systems down stuck in Orlando, nearly 3 hour delay no update from #BritishAirways#skynews
My flight from DC was cancelled so I rebooked on a flight from Baltimore meaning I had to miss my conference, and, now, huge delays with no end in sight. #britishairways#notwhatitusedtobe
The worst affected was Flight BA170 from Pittsburgh, which was more than twelve hours late.
Over 45 flights into Heathrow had been delayed with Gatwick also affected.
A spokesperson for Gatwick Airport said that delays on incoming flights had led to a knock-on effect for passengers travelling throughout the day.
British Airways has suffered a series of system failures in the past few months.
In August an IT glitch affected more than 100 flights and disrupted tens of thousands of passengers.
Rory Boland, editor of Which? Travel magazine, said:”This is the latest in a long line of British Airways technical glitches causing delays and cancellations and yet again it’s thousands of passengers who are paying the price – left tired, frustrated and with a lack of information and assistance from the airline.”
Dozens of British Airways flights into London’s biggest airports have been delayed by a “technical issue”.
A spokeswoman for the airline said: “Our teams are working hard to resolve a technical issue which is affecting some of our flights, and we have rebooked customers onto alternative flights and offered hotel accommodation where they have been unable to continue their journeys last night.”
Passengers took to twitter to vent their frustration with many complaining about a lack of information from the airline.
BA systems down stuck in Orlando, nearly 3 hour delay no update from #BritishAirways#skynews
My flight from DC was cancelled so I rebooked on a flight from Baltimore meaning I had to miss my conference, and, now, huge delays with no end in sight. #britishairways#notwhatitusedtobe
The worst affected was Flight BA170 from Pittsburgh, which was more than twelve hours late.
Over 45 flights into Heathrow had been delayed with Gatwick Airport also affected.
A spokesperson for Gatwick Airport said that delays on incoming flights had led to a knock-on effect for passengers travelling throughout the day.
British Airways has suffered a series of system failures in the past few months.
In August, an IT glitch affected more than 100 flights and disrupted tens of thousands of passengers.
Rory Boland, editor of Which? Travel magazine, said: “This is the latest in a long line of British Airways technical glitches causing delays and cancellations and yet again it’s thousands of passengers who are paying the price – left tired, frustrated and with a lack of information and assistance from the airline.”
