Snowfall caused further chaos at Heathrow’s Terminal 5 yesterday (April 6) when the airport authorities were forced to cancel more than 60 flights.
In all, British Airways was forced to cancel 126 flights from Heathrow, 12 of which were due to continuing problems with Terminal 5’s baggage handling system.
Both runways at the airport were closed for 20 minutes while the tarmac was de-iced.
In a statement, a BA spokesperson said: “Air traffic control has reduced the number of aircraft that can take off and land per hour.”
BA was also forced to cancel another 32 flights arriving and departing London Gatwick.
Following the cancellation of flights due to technical difficulties with Terminal 5’s baggage system, BA said: “As a result of the continuing BAA baggage system failure in Terminal 5 we have had to cancel six short haul return flights (six in and six out) on Sunday.
“We are urging BAA to resolve these issues as soon as possible.”
