System Failure at British Airways Shuts Down Flights Out of London<br />British Airways affected that Those unable to fly will be offered a full refund.<br />British Airways said that We are working hard to get our customers who were due to fly<br />today onto the next available flights over the course of the rest of the weekend,<br />system failure that is causing severe disruption to our flight operations worldwide." The glitch affected the airline’s check-in<br />and operational systems, including call centers, the airline’s chief executive, Alex Cruz, said in a video on Saturday.<br />A mass of delays (although not showing in red) terminal 5 #britishairways pic.twitter.com/etqo5sNdBK The airline faced a similar problem in September, when a glitch affected check-in systems<br />and caused delays at multiple international airports.<br />"We believe the root cause was a power supply issue,<br />and we have no evidence of any cyberattack." British Airways urged passengers with tickets for Saturday flights not to go to Heathrow or Gatwick, in an effort to ease congestion.
