British Airways cancels dozens of flights over computer problems ahead of busy holiday weekend

LONDON –

British Airways cancelled dozens of flights on Friday resulting from pc issues, disrupting the plans of 1000’s of travellers firstly of a busy vacation weekend.

Most of the 42 affected flights have been on short-haul routes to and from Heathrow, Europe’s busiest airport. Computer points on Thursday triggered planes and crew to be out of place Friday, which was anticipated to be the busiest day for U.Ok. air journey since earlier than the coronavirus pandemic.

Other flights have been delayed, as some passengers have been unable to verify in on-line.

“We’re aware of a technical issue, which we have been working hard to fix,” the airline stated on its web site.

Travel is predicted to be particularly busy over the subsequent few days as a three-day weekend coincides with the beginning of a weeklong vacation for most colleges in Britain.