British Airways cancels flights due to 'technical issues'

British Airways cancels flights due to ‘technical issues’

By : AFP

Date: 26 February 2022 11:19am WAT

(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 16, 2020 This picture shows British Airways planes grounded at Heathrow's airport terminal 5, in west London, on March 16, 2020. - The airline group IAG, owner company of British Airways and Iberia, announced on February 25, 2022 that it would more than halve its net loss in 2021 thanks to a gradual recovery in traffic during the year, and hopes to see its results take off again this year. They also announced on the same day that they are re-routing aircrafts to avoid flying over Russian airspace, amid the international outcry over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP)

British Airways on Saturday cancelled all short-haul flights from London’s Heathrow Airport until 1200 GMT due to “continuing technical issues.”

“We are extremely sorry that due to the continuing technical issues we are facing we have regrettably had to cancel all short-haul flights from Heathrow today until midday,” the flagship carrier said in a statement.

Long-haul services at Heathrow and all flights at Gatwick and London City Airport will operate as planned but may be subject to delays.

“Our teams have been working hard through the night and will continue to do so to resolve the issue as soon as possible,” BA said.

Russia on Friday banned all British-linked airlines from its airspace after London banned Russian planes from landing in Britain following its invasion of Ukraine.

But the National Cyber Security Centre said that the airline’s problems did not appear to be due to a malicious attack.