BA has stopped all flights from leaving London, due to a IT-error.
Pax have begun complaining on the social media. The airline does not expeact any departures until until late Saturday evening.
The airline British Airways has canceled all flights from London’s Heathrow and Gatwick airports, which should fly before 17:00 local time. This writes BA in a media release.
“We are currently experiencing a major error in our IT system, which creates serious challenges with our flights throughout the world,” the company wrote earlier.
According to Reuters, IT problems have hit a particularly busy weekend, where the English people have free Monday and many children start their vacation.
“We apologize to customers who experience delays due to an IT crash this morning. We are working to resolve the issue as soon as possible, “a spokesperson from British Airways writes, according to Reuters.
Several passengers write about the breakdown of social media, where they complain about long waiting times. An English journalist from London writes that he was sitting on a plane from Heathrow for an hour and a half, and that the captain describes the crash as “disastrous”.