A major IT glitch has caused chaos for British Airways passengers
There’s travel chaos this bank holiday weekend, after British Airways canceled hundreds of flights as a result of a major IT systems outage.
The issue, which the airline has described as a “major IT system failure” and a “global system outage, has caused “severe disruption” to British Airways’ worldwide operations. Passengers are unable to check in, and parts of the British Airways website is down.
Hundreds of passengers are also sat on the tarmac, as outbound aircraft are unable to vacate gates.
The airline has suspended all flights from Heathrow and Gatwick until 18: 00 BST today.
It’s not immediately clear what is the cause of the outage. Several passengers have reported hearing that the issue is due to a “cyber attack.”
BA staff just told us his could be a big cyber attack ‘everything is down’ she said #britishairways. It’s a mess here at @HeathrowAirport #britishairways @HeathrowAirport
— Chris Ship (@chrisshipitv) May 27,2017 May 27,2017
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