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Dozens of British Airways flights into the UK have been delayed or cancelled after what the airline has described as a "technical issue". | Dozens of British Airways flights into the UK have been delayed or cancelled after what the airline has described as a "technical issue". |
Flights from the US, India and Japan were showing up as delayed. | Flights from the US, India and Japan were showing up as delayed. |
"Our teams are working hard to resolve a technical issue which is affecting some of our flights," BA said on Twitter, in response to a passenger who had been delayed. | |
Some people have been put up in hotels and booked on other flights, it said. | Some people have been put up in hotels and booked on other flights, it said. |
A spokesperson for Gatwick Airport, where a number of BA flights have arrived late, blamed the delays on an issue with the airline's system for handling flight plans. | |
They said the problem caused delays of around three hours for some long-haul flights arriving into the airport, which had a knock-on effect on departures. | |
The worst affected was Flight BA170 from Pittsburgh, in the US, which was more than 12 hours behind schedule. | |
It is the latest technical issue to affect the airline, which faced massive disruption in August when more than 100 flights were cancelled because of an IT glitch. | It is the latest technical issue to affect the airline, which faced massive disruption in August when more than 100 flights were cancelled because of an IT glitch. |
In a statement, BA said it was "very sorry for the disruption". | In a statement, BA said it was "very sorry for the disruption". |
It told customers to check its website for updates and make sure their contact details were up to date. | It told customers to check its website for updates and make sure their contact details were up to date. |
British Airways was hit by its first ever pilot strike in September when flight crews walked out in a row over pay and conditions. | British Airways was hit by its first ever pilot strike in September when flight crews walked out in a row over pay and conditions. |
Later that month, the airline revealed the industrial action had cost it at least €137m (£121m). |
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