BA passengers hit by delays and cancellations

SEVERAL thousand British Airways passengers faced delays and cancellations at Heathrow Airport because of staff shortages and technical problems yesterday.

The problems began after the airline cancelled three long-haul flights to the United States yesterday afternoon over technical problems with the aircraft.

The disruption worsened BA’s current staff shortages and led to the cancellation of another 22 flights - most of which were short-haul - and others being delayed.