British Airways passengers are facing a third day of disruption at Heathrow as the airline deals with the impact of a worldwide computer system crash. BA says it aims to operate a full long-haul schedule and a “high proportion” of short-haul services after the outage caused by a power failure. It says passengers should check … Read more
British Airways has resumed some flights from Britain’s two biggest airports after a global computer system failure, but thousands of travellers face further chaos with about 40 flights cancelled from London’s Heathrow airport. About one quarter of Sunday’s flights set to depart from London’s key hub before 1pm (12:00 GMT) were cancelled as the airline … Read more
More than a third of British Airways flights from Heathrow have been cancelled as disruption to passengers enters a second day. The airline was hit by a worldwide computer system power failure on Saturday, causing cancellations and delays for thousands of passengers. Sunday departures from Gatwick are delayed, but none have been cancelled. The airline … Read more
British Airways says it is aiming to run a “near normal schedule” at Gatwick and the “majority of services” from Heathrow on Sunday after IT failure led to all flights being cancelled. Serious problems with BA’s systems led to thousands of passengers having their plans disrupted on Saturday. Passengers described “chaotic” scenes at the airports, … Read more
Queues at Heathrow airport stretched out of the terminal British Airways has cancelled all flights from Heathrow and Gatwick because of global computer problems. A “major IT system failure is causing very severe disruption to our flight operations worldwide”, the airline said. It apologised for the “global system outage” and said there was no evidence … Read more
British Airways has cancelled all flights from Heathrow and Gatwick until 18:00 BST because of computer problems. A “major IT system failure is causing very severe disruption to our flight operations worldwide”, the airline said. It apologised for the “global system outage” and said it was “working to resolve the problem”. Heathrow Airport said it … Read more
British Airways has cancelled all flights from Heathrow and Gatwick until 18:00 BST because of computer problems. A “major IT system failure that is causing very severe disruption to our flight operations worldwide”, the airline said. It apologised for the “global system outage” and said it was “working to resolve the the problem”. Heathrow Airport … Read more
A US-bound plane was unable to take off from Heathrow Airport after a mouse was spotted on board. Passengers on the 10:40 GMT British Airways flight to San Francisco were strapped in and waiting to leave when the “rather unusual occurrence” was announced. The crew told passengers planes cannot take off with mice on board, … Read more
A British Airways passenger aircraft flies through low cloud as it prepares to land at Heathrow British Airways cabin crew members working for the carrier’s mixed fleet are to strike for a further four days from Feb. 22, trade union Unite said on Tuesday. The strikes come after the union said last week that the … Read more
The Aviation Minister, Cecelia Dapaah has disclosed that her outfit will investigate allegations of poor services to Ghanaian passengers by British Airways when confirmed by Parliament. The conclusions of the investigations are expected to reduce the charges on luggage and improve treatment of Ghanaian passengers at Heathrow Airport. Though Madam Dapaah admits that the situation … Read more
The Aviation Minister, Cecelia Dapaah has disclosed that her outfit will investigate allegations of poor services to Ghanaian passengers by British Airways when confirmed by Parliament. The conclusions of the investigations are expected to reduce the charges on luggage and improve treatment of Ghanaian passengers at Heathrow Airport. Though Madam Dapaah admits that the situation … Read more
Minister-designate of Aviation Cecilia Abena Dapaah has said addressing the bad treatment meted out to Ghanaian passengers at Heathrow airport in the UK is beyond her Ministry, but has assured Ghanaians that the government will find ways of dealing with the problem. Her comment follows concerns raised by Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu with regards to … Read more
The government has approved a third runway at Heathrow to expand UK airport capacity. Ministers approved the long-awaited decision at a cabinet committee meeting on Tuesday. Transport Secretary Chris Grayling called the decision “truly momentous” and said expansion would improve the UK’s connections with the rest of the world and support trade and jobs. He … Read more
The government’s long-awaited decision on airport expansion is set to be announced, with Heathrow the favourite. Transport Secretary Chris Grayling will make a statement to Parliament around lunchtime. But the decision faces a long consultation before it becomes final. A study last year, led by Sir Howard Davies, recommended a third runway at Heathrow but … Read more