British Airways was hit with a technical failure for a few hours on Monday that appeared to have caused some delays and disruption to its flights across Europe. As reports emerged on social media of flight delays and issues with the flag carrier’s website,

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.