British Airways on Friday cancelled greater than 40 flights on one of many yr’s busiest leisure journey days because it grappled to resolve a pc drawback that additionally affected some passengers’ capability to verify in remotely.

Related Press reported that 42 flights, principally short-haul flights to and from the airline’s London Heathrow hub, wouldn’t be working. The airline’s web site requested passengers to verify their flight standing earlier than heading to the airport.

“We’re conscious of a technical concern, which we’ve been working arduous to repair,” the web site mentioned. The airline didn’t instantly reply to a request to present additional particulars of the problem.