Hundreds of passengers were left stuck at major UK airports as airlines included British Airways cancelled departing flights alongside hundreds of other delays
British Airways cancelled further flights on Friday (Image: Jaroslaw Kilian via Getty Images)
Hundreds of passengers have been left stranded at major UK airports after several flights have been cancelled.
British Airways were one of many airlines who cancelled flights on Friday, May 15, leaving travelers stuck at several airports across the nation.
The significant wave of disruption saw a total of 465 flight delays and 25 cancellations on the one day.
Flights from British Airways, American Airlines, Norse Atlantic Airways, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines were among those impacted.
London Heathrow was the most significantly impacted, with 233 flights delayed.
A total of 22 flights were also cancelled from the busy travel hub, with 17 of these being British Airways flights.
At Gatwick, cancellations were kept to a minimum with only one British Airways journey called off.
Despite this, 142 flights from the London airport departed later than scheduled.
In Scotland another British Airways flight did not go ahead, with a further 58 delays logged from Edinburgh airport.
Glasgow also saw a cancellation from British Airways.
The disturbance comes as the travel industry is suffering at the hands of the Middle East conflict due to hiking fuel costs as the Strait of Hormuz remains blocked.
Data shows that airlines have dramatically ramped up flight cancellations for May as jet fuel costs continue to soar.
In total, Cirium recorded 296 departures from UK airports scrapped this month as of Tuesday; a sharp rise from 120 cancellations just six days earlier.
Last week, British Airways’ parent company IAG warned its profits will be hit as it expects to spend about two billion euro (£1.72 billion) more than planned on fuel this year.
Chief executive Luis Gallego said IAG does not believe there will be “any interruption for the summer” in terms of jet fuel supplies.