BA cancelled dozens of flights in and out of Heathrow on Thursday evening because of a 'technical issue', leaving thousands of passengers grounded
British Airways cancelled dozens of flights in and out of Heathrow Airport on Thursday evening because of a"technical issue", leaving thousands of passengers grounded.live departures and arrivals site showed 79 services had been axed.
This was despite the airline saying the problems had been resolved as they tried to get schedules back to normal. In an earlier statement, it said:"While the majority of our flights have continued to operate today, we have had to cancel a number of Heathrow flights due to a technical issue. "Affected customers have been contacted and offered options, including a refund or rebooking to an alternative flight with us or another carrier. We are extremely sorry to our customers for the inconvenience caused."is trying to rebook customers on to alternative services where possible.
Sorina Anastasiu - a 33-year-old recruiter living in London - was due to get married in her native Romania in June, but she won't make it.
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