The Latest Breaking News from British Airways

The ‘busiest late May bank holiday since before the pandemic’ is expected

Busiest weekend since 2019 is expected in the air and on the roads, with rail strikes blighting the second half of the half-term week

British Airways was forced to cancel more of its short-haul flights from Heathrow on Friday following a computer outage that knocked out parts of its service on Thursday, just as UK travelers prepare for one of the busiest travel periods with school half term holidays and an extended weekend.

Issue likely to cause long delays at passport controls for bank holiday travelers flying into the country

At least two British Airways flights to Glasgow were cancelled yesterday with the airline also reportedly cancelling over 60 flights from Heathrow airport on Thursday.

British Airways has canceled dozens of flights due to computer problems

British Airways had to cancel dozens of flights on Thursday and Friday from London Heathrow Airport, where United security workers are walking out for three days in a pay dispute

Friday’s chaos was caused by planes and crew being out of position after an IT problem caused around 80 flights to be grounded on Thursday

Some Friday departures to Athens, Warsaw and Reykjavik have been grounded as BA struggles to recover its operation

More than 50 flights were cancelled on Thursday with delays continuing into today

There were more than 50 cancelled flights on Thursday evening.