British Airways IT failure: what happened and can you claim compensation?

More than 100 flights are cancelled and hundreds more delayed after airline suffers major computer outage

British Airways IT
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A major glitch with British Airways’ computer systems has resulted in almost 100 flights being cancelled and hundreds more delayed.

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