british airways was forced to cancel more of its shorthaul flights from heathrow on friday following a computer outage that knocked out parts of its service on thursday just as uk travelers prepare for one of the busiest travel periods with school half term holidays and an extended weekend while the vast majority of our flights continue to operate today we have canceled some of our shorthaul flights from heathrow due to the knockon effect of a technical issue that we experienced yesterday the airline said in a statement british airways didnt specify the number of canceled flights the carrier scrapped 128 services on thursday and another 35 on friday according to flighttracking site flightaware heathrow airport where british airways is based said on twitter that technical problems are impacting some departing and arriving flightsthe disruptions come just as travelers across europe gear up for one of the biggest travel weekends with many countries enjoying a public holiday on monday airlines and airports have said theyre better prepared to handle the massive surge in bookings than they were a year ago when the postpandemic rebound overwhelmed the industry and led to thousands of canceled flights misplaced luggage and long lines at airports from heathrow to amsterdam to frankfurtpassengers complained on social media about longwait times to reach customer service representatives and only being allowed to book an alternative flight 36 hours after they were originally due to depart