British Airways is working to fix a “technical issue,” according to a spokesperson for the airline on Monday, as reports emerged on social media of flight delays and IT issues with the airline.

British Airways passengers suffered delays following a systems outage at the airline’s main operations center in Heathrow that prevented communication with aircraft across the region.

British Airways flights faced delays due to a technical issue affecting some of the airline's systems on Monday, which local media said had affected thousands of passengers at London's Heathrow Airport.

British Airways is investigating a technical issue, according to a spokesperson for London’s Heathrow Airport on Monday, as reports emerged on social media of flight delays and IT issues with the airline.

British Airways passengers were left stranded on the tarmac in multiple airports in the UK and internationally after a "technical issue" disrupted operations.

A reported major IT glitch for British Airways has meant pilots were unable to file flight plans electronically, and had to manually call into the operations centre at Heathrow

Tens of thousands of British Airways passengers encountered long delays and possible missed connections after another major IT failure.On Monday evening passengers at London Heathrow Terminal 5, as well as airports abroad,

British Airways has been hit by an IT outage which is reportedly causing huge queues at Heathrow. The airline’s website appeared to have gone down shortly after 6pm when problem reports surged on Downdetector.

British Airways flights have been grounded in an IT outage, according to reports. Passengers said on X that they were held on planes unable to depart and others said they faced problems with the airline’s website. It is understood that there is a technical issue affecting Heathrow Airport.