BA Traffic in the UK - Bank Holiday

[Channel Hopper]

Has anyone been tracking the flight detail out of Heathrow/Gatwick and other this morning ?

 

[Archive-8]

Has anyone been tracking the flight detail out of Heathrow/Gatwick and other this morning ?

Just asked on 360 radar, hopefully some one should be able to answer.

 

[Archive-8]

Just had an answer:-

 

[Channel Hopper]

It should be British airways only that is at a standstill, though the plane taxi routes, and the passengers stuck in the terminals is going to cause trouble with other airlines.

It looks like a similar situation for Gatwick South but thankfully BA moved out of the North terminal a few months back leaving it relatively clear. Nevertheless the roads around the airport are congested with many looking for alternative airlines because of the cancellations. Nobody really wants to stay on the terminal floor in to the evening.

 

[Archive-8]

@Analoguesat found this:-

British Airways: All flights cancelled amid IT crash - BBC News

Is this what you are talking about? @Channel Hopper

 

[Channel Hopper]

That's the one, but it would be useful to know if there has been onward disruption to other airlines owing to grounded planes at airports.

Information is scarce on the usual news sites, I was hoping that someone here could verify a dropoff in the air with their home build scanning systems

 

[Archive-8]

An hour ago, one of the guys on 360radar said it's just ba.

 

[Channel Hopper]

BA have just announced cancelling all flights for the rest of the day, though they suggest this is Heathrow/Gatwick only . Strange that the IT glitch is global but they are localising the departure stoppages. Earlier the evening flights were due to go ahead.

So, lots of people stuck at airports and starting holidays at least a day later, if the system is fixed of course and the backlog gets cleared.

 

[Channel Hopper]

BA faces IT staff protest over offshoring

TATA Consultancy Services (TCS)

British Airways grounds flights after computer outage, union official blames outsourcing to India

 

[Channel Hopper]

PSU failure

Expensive for the people with the contract, unless it's an act of an insurance god of course.....