There were big issues for travellers today after an IT glitch affected flights for a major budget airline, leading to hundreds of flights being cancelled or delayed. EasyJet said it was experiencing issues with its computer systems this afternoon, which meant some flights were disrupted as a result.
The problems meant that customers were asked to check their flights before arriving at the airport, HullLive reports. The airline, which operates flights from Newcastle International Airport, has apologised to passengers who were affected.
According to the Mirror, hundreds of flights had to be cancelled or were delayed by EasyJet while it worked on resolving the issue. Bosses at the airline said they had specialists working on the issue.