7 Aug, 2019 @ 12:48
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British Airways computer glitch sparks travel chaos at London airports

BRITISH Airways has cancelled dozens of flights out of London airports after a major computer failure.

The airline has blamed a ‘system problem’ for delays, cancellations and long queues affecting short-haul flights from Heathrow, Gatwick and London City airports.

In total, more than 200 flights have been delayed with 81 Heathrow and 10 Gatwick flights cancelled.

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COMPUTER FAILURE: Blamed for cancelled BA flights

Travellers have been offered the chance to move bookings to another date between 8-13 August, according to BA.

In a statement, the airline said: โ€œWe are working as quickly as possible to resolve a systems issue which has resulted in some short-haul cancellations and delays fromย Londonย airports.

โ€œA number of flights continue to operate but we are advising customers to check ba.com for the latest flight information before coming to the airport.โ€

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