British Airways cancels flights after massive global computer system failure

A "major IT system failure" has caused serious problems for British Airways. The airline has been forced to cancel all flights from Heathrow and Gatwick airports while it works to resolve the issue. It is not believed that the computer failure was caused by a cyberattack or hackers but this has not lessened the impact. Both of the affected airports have become "extremely congested" as a "global system outage" wreaked havoc with travellers' holiday weekend plans. Many BA customers were left stranded on runways as flights were cancelled moments before take-off. As well as grounding planes, customers still at home… [Continue Reading]