British Airways has apologised after IT issues caused a number of cancellations of domestic and European flights.
, with the airline urging passengers to check their flight status before going to the airport on Friday.
Some flights that are due to depart Friday evening have been notified their flights are delayed, adding to the stress for customers. A statement from British Airways released just before 10pm on Thursday said: “We’re aware of a technical issue, which we have been working hard to fix”.A tweet from British Airways at 11:27pm on Thursday said their “systems are back up and running” but there might still be “intermittent issues”.“British Airways is currently working to resolve a technical issue with a number of its systems.
One Twitter user, who was at the airport at around 7pm, said: “Almost all BA flights from LHR T5 cancelled tonight. No info. About 4 people on BA desks trying to deal with the chaos.The delays and cancellations are expected to continue on Friday.
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