The British airline said U.S.-based flight delays are being caused by a technical issue. Delays on some flights were nearly 24 hours.
British Airways planes parked at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5 in London, Wednesday, March 18, 2020.
British Airways spent hours issuing apologies after several flights have been grounded in the United States Monday and Tuesday due to technical problems that have since been resolved. "Our teams have now resolved a temporary issue that affected some of our long-haul flight planning systems overnight, which resulted in delays to our schedule,"According to British Airways', there were 14 flights from New York City's John F. Kennedy airport to London on Monday. Ten were late and two were canceled. Three out of four flights at both Miami International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport on Monday were delayed.
Christmas is forecasted to be the seventh busiest holiday weekend for travel, according to the FAA, falling behind Indigenous People's Day at number one, followed by Thanksgiving, Juneteenth, Presidents Day, Labor Day and Veterans Day.
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