'IT failure' causes more Heathrow flight delays for BA

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Passengers were stranded for eight hours, with more than 50 flights delayed or cancelled
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Passengers were stranded for eight hours, with more than 50 flights delayed or cancelled

British Airways was hit by another IT systems outage at Heathrow Airport on Wednesday, causing huge delays for passengers.

The airline's systems at Terminal 5 were down for almost an hour in the afternoon, prevent all flights from taking off and passengers from boarding. Customers faced long queues at check-in count...

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