British Airways Disruptions
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Hollywood Pop Star Samantha Fox Arrested For Alleged Drunken Behaviour On Plane
Fox later said she is helping with the investigation and is "deeply sorry for any disruption caused."
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Technical Issues Delay Some Flights Says British Airways
British Airways said some flights were delayed on Thursday due to an unspecified technical issue which forced it to cancel some flights a day earlier. The airline has suffered three major computer failures since 2017, the latest of which seriously disrupted operations in August.
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British Airways Says Nearly All Flights Cancelled Due To Pilots' Strike
British Airways strike: Pilots began a 48-hour strike on Monday, grounding nearly all its flights and disrupting the plans of thousands travellers in unprecedented industrial action over a pay dispute.
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2 Arrested Over London Airport Drone Incident, Flights Resume
Two people were arrested in connection with the "criminal use of drones" at London Gatwick Airport, police said today, after three days of disruption affected tens of thousands of passengers during the pre-Christmas getaway.
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Human Error To Blame For British Airways Chaos: Report
A maintenance worker who inadvertently switched off the power to a key supply unit led to the British Airways chaos that disrupted the travel plans of over 75,000 passengers from the UK airports last weekend.
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With Nearly 600 Flights Cancelled, British Airways Will Pay $112 Million To Customers
British Airways' epic meltdown over a busy holiday weekend further fanned public outrage of an industry infamous for its focus on cost cuts over customer service, leaving the U.K. carrier scrambling to explain how a local computer outage could lead to thousands of stranded passengers.
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British Airways Chief Alex Cruz Denies IT Failure Due To Outsourcing To India, Won't Quit
The embattled Chief Executive of the British Airways Alex Cruz on Monday ruled out resigning over the crippling flight disruption and maintained that the computer glitch had nothing to do with cutting costs or outsourcing IT services to India.
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British Airways Battles Third Day Of Disruption, Image Blow After IT Meltdown
British Airways was battling its third day of disruption on Monday after a global computer system failure stranded thousands of passengers over a holiday weekend and turned into a public relations disaster.
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London's Heathrow Airport Says British Airways Still Experiencing Disruptions
London's Heathrow Airport said early on Monday that there were still some disruptions to British Airways flights from the airport following a global computer system failure at the airline.
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British Airways to Resume Flights After IT Systems Crash; Union Says Indian Firms to Blame
BA said although some of its IT systems were back on line, "there will be some knock-on disruption to our schedules as aircraft and crews are out of position around the world".
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British Airways Hit By Computer Glitch, Protesters On Runway
British Airways passengers were facing delays on Tuesday after a computer glitch hit check-in times while protesters at London City Airport forced their way onto the runway to disrupt flights.
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Drunk women force British Airways flight to make emergency landing
Two drunk disruptive middle-aged women forced a British Airways flight to make an emergency landing in a French city, after they tried to make their way into the cockpit.
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Hollywood Pop Star Samantha Fox Arrested For Alleged Drunken Behaviour On Plane
Fox later said she is helping with the investigation and is "deeply sorry for any disruption caused."
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Technical Issues Delay Some Flights Says British Airways
British Airways said some flights were delayed on Thursday due to an unspecified technical issue which forced it to cancel some flights a day earlier. The airline has suffered three major computer failures since 2017, the latest of which seriously disrupted operations in August.
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British Airways Says Nearly All Flights Cancelled Due To Pilots' Strike
British Airways strike: Pilots began a 48-hour strike on Monday, grounding nearly all its flights and disrupting the plans of thousands travellers in unprecedented industrial action over a pay dispute.
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2 Arrested Over London Airport Drone Incident, Flights Resume
Two people were arrested in connection with the "criminal use of drones" at London Gatwick Airport, police said today, after three days of disruption affected tens of thousands of passengers during the pre-Christmas getaway.
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Human Error To Blame For British Airways Chaos: Report
A maintenance worker who inadvertently switched off the power to a key supply unit led to the British Airways chaos that disrupted the travel plans of over 75,000 passengers from the UK airports last weekend.
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With Nearly 600 Flights Cancelled, British Airways Will Pay $112 Million To Customers
British Airways' epic meltdown over a busy holiday weekend further fanned public outrage of an industry infamous for its focus on cost cuts over customer service, leaving the U.K. carrier scrambling to explain how a local computer outage could lead to thousands of stranded passengers.
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British Airways Chief Alex Cruz Denies IT Failure Due To Outsourcing To India, Won't Quit
The embattled Chief Executive of the British Airways Alex Cruz on Monday ruled out resigning over the crippling flight disruption and maintained that the computer glitch had nothing to do with cutting costs or outsourcing IT services to India.
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British Airways Battles Third Day Of Disruption, Image Blow After IT Meltdown
British Airways was battling its third day of disruption on Monday after a global computer system failure stranded thousands of passengers over a holiday weekend and turned into a public relations disaster.
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London's Heathrow Airport Says British Airways Still Experiencing Disruptions
London's Heathrow Airport said early on Monday that there were still some disruptions to British Airways flights from the airport following a global computer system failure at the airline.
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British Airways to Resume Flights After IT Systems Crash; Union Says Indian Firms to Blame
BA said although some of its IT systems were back on line, "there will be some knock-on disruption to our schedules as aircraft and crews are out of position around the world".
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British Airways Hit By Computer Glitch, Protesters On Runway
British Airways passengers were facing delays on Tuesday after a computer glitch hit check-in times while protesters at London City Airport forced their way onto the runway to disrupt flights.
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Drunk women force British Airways flight to make emergency landing
Two drunk disruptive middle-aged women forced a British Airways flight to make an emergency landing in a French city, after they tried to make their way into the cockpit.
