A "technical issue" astatine British Airways has delayed flights, reportedly for thousands of passengers.
Travel writer Simon Calder said connected X: "British Airways IT strategy nonaccomplishment is causing delays of 1-2 hours connected galore BA flights this evening... As delays physique up I fearfulness determination volition beryllium cancellations tonight/tomorrow."
In a statement, British Airways said flights were "currently operating, but are experiencing delays" and that its teams were moving to "resolve a method contented affecting immoderate of our systems".
Earlier media reports suggested dozens of flights were grounded and that communications systems were affected.
One X idiosyncratic pictured radical queueing connected the tarmac successful Verona, Italy. "What has happened to the nations airline? Not acceptable for purpose," they said.
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A spokesperson for Heathrow Airport said: "We are alert of a method contented that British Airways are investigating, and we volition beryllium moving with them to supply updates to passengers arsenic soon arsenic they are available. Heathrow systems are operating arsenic normal."
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