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Sian Traynor

British Airways forced to cancel Edinburgh flights after 'IT failure' causes chaos

British Airways has been forced to cancel all short-haul flights from London Heathrow following a technical failure.

The 'IT failure' has caused chaos at the airline on Saturday (February 26), with BA unable to run any short flights until at least midday.

Leaving many passengers with last minute cancellations, the airline apologised to anyone affected by the issue.

A number of flights into Edinburgh have been cancelled, including the 9.15am, 10.35am and the 1.30pm arrivals from Heathrow.

In addition, the 6.45am, 10.15am, 11.30am and 1.55pm BA departures from Edinburgh Airport into Heathrow have also been cancelled.

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Speaking about the disruption, BA said on twitter: "We are extremely sorry that due to the continuing technical issues we are facing we have regrettably had to cancel all short-haul flights from Heathrow today until midday,"

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The airline has said the problem, which first came to light on Friday and is affecting its website, app, and airport operations, had not been caused by a cyber attack.

Any passengers flying on a short haul flight with British Airways on Saturday has been urged to check their travel information as soon as possible.

Edinburgh Live will update this story with any additional information.

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