British Airways passengers are stranded on the tarmac in multiple airports in the UK and internationally after a "technical issue" disrupted operations.The problems started at around 17:00 on Monday,

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 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.