British Holidaymakers Warned of Summer Travel Disruption Amid Fallout From IT Outage

Published on July 20, 2024

Holidaymakers have been warned of potential travel disruption this weekend as UK transport networks continue to feel the impact of Friday’s global IT outage. Flight delays and cancellations are among the disruption expected to continue into the weekend after the outage, with experts warning it could take weeks for systems to fully recover. It comes as thousands of families start to embark on summer holidays amid the end of the academic year for many schools. Travel association Abta urged holidaymakers to check with providers if there are “any extra steps” they may need to take. A spokesperson said: “We’re at the start of one of the busiest periods of travel, with some schools finishing for the summer yesterday and many more next week....

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