British Airways passengers were left stranded on the tarmac in multiple airports in the UK and internationally after a "technical issue" disrupted operations.
The problems, which the airline says have now been solved, started at around 5pm last night, with passengers posting on social media that they were standing in the cold waiting to find out what was happening to their flights.
BA said a problem that affected some of its computer systems had caused the delays.
"We’ve apologised to customers for delays to their flights and ensured they were able to reach their destinations as planned," the airline said in a statement this morning.
In an earlier update on the disruption, the company said no flights had been cancelled.
It is not clear how widespread the disruption was, but it was reported to have affected flights globally, as well as some domestic UK flights.
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