British Airways has cancelled all flights from Heathrow and Gatwick today, Saturday, May 27!

British Airways has cancelled all flights from Heathrow and Gatwick today, Saturday, May 27 because of computer problems.

The computer outage affects British Airways globally, delays and cancellations are being reported worldwide.

BA is working hard to get the customers who were due to fly today onto the next available flights over the course of the rest of the weekend. Those unable to fly will be offered a full refund.

The system outage has also affected call centres of BA and website of BA but BA will update customers as soon as possible.

Airline asks passengers having a flight before 6PM on Saturday (27 May), not travel to the airport today (London Heathrow or London Gatwick). Passengers who travelling with British Airways after 6pm should check the status of their flight before travelling to the airport.

Heathrow Airport is working closely with the airline to assist passengers who have been affected by the British Airways’ issue and have extra customer service colleagues in terminals to assist those passengers already at Heathrow.

If your flights have been cancelled / delayed you can be eligible for compensation. You can read more about it HERE.

Sources: BBC, Heathrow Airport