BA outage leads to flight cancellations at Heathrow
The Independent|May 26, 2023
A systems outage forced British Airways to cancel at least 60 flights, affecting thousands of passengers
ALASTAIR JAMIESON
BA outage leads to flight cancellations at Heathrow

The IT collapse crippled operations at the airline, causing huge delays to departures and inbound flights.

The glitch is the latest in a series of systems failures in recent years, including some that triggered days-long chaos and cost the carrier millions of pounds in compensation payouts.

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