27-05-2017 19:50 via theguardian.com

British Airways cancels all flights from Gatwick and Heathrow due to IT failure

Hundreds of flights at the two airports have been affected, with more around the world suffering major delaysBritish Airways has cancelled all flights from Heathrow and Gatwick on Saturday due to a major IT failure that is causing very severe disruption to its global operations. The airline said that its terminals at Heathrow and Gatwick had become “extremely congested” due to the computer problems. It decided to cancel all flights from both airports before 6pm UK time on Saturday. &
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