London Airport undergoes travel chaos after a technical failure
Flights got disrupted at Heathrow Airport due to massive technical failure of system in all four passenger terminals.
Aviation alert: Flights are continuing to be disrupted at Heathrow Airport on Monday due to a massive technical failure of the system handling check-in and flight information in all four passenger terminals.
At least 58 of the day`s arrivals -- equivalent to 9 per cent -- were canceled on Monday due to a knock-on effect of the problem, which happened on Sunday, according to a media report, adding that a further 30 departing flights were also grounded from the country`s busiest airport, the Xinhua news agency reported.
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"Following yesterday`s technical issue, Heathrow`s systems are stable and the airport is operating as normal. We apologize for the inconvenience this caused our passengers," said a Heathrow spokesman.
All the flights affected Monday were operated by British Airways, the largest airline at the airport.
"The technical issue with Heathrow Airport`s systems has now been resolved. But after 10 hours of disruption across all terminals, we do expect to see a knock-on effect to today`s short-haul schedule," said a British Airways spokeswoman.
The problems compounded the misery for British air passengers after Storm Dennis had caused hundreds of cancellations over the weekend.
Meanwhile, easyJet`s schedules were also heavily reduced, with flights grounded at airports such as Gatwick, Luton and Bristol, the newspaper said.
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