If you’ve picked today to travel out of London, you may be in for a bit of a shock.
A series of incidents has resulted in flights been grounded at London City, Heathrow and Gatwick Airports.
Black Live Matter protesters stormed onto the runway at London City Airport leading to the cancellation of several flights.
Police investigating if Black Lives Matter protesters swam across Thames to reach City runway – tale by @RyanJHooper https://t.co/tPnyrSkOx8
— Margaret Davis (@MargaretDavisPA) September 6, 2016
Several flights have been cancelled as a result, with no flights being allowed to take-off until the situation is resolved.
British Airways passengers are also facing long delays after an IT glitch affected check-in desks. Flights from Gatwick and Heathrow are been delayed, with some passengers issued hand-written boarding cards to speed the process up!
@British_Airways sort it out BA, global check in system down!! #old skill #goodoldpenandpaper #luggagebestarrive pic.twitter.com/mSHdRTjRcP
— Kirsty Nicholls (@SotonKAN) September 6, 2016
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