HUNDREDS of North-East travellers were caught up in the international computer failure affecting British Airways flights.
Passengers at Newcastle Airport were delayed, with some missing connecting flights, following the power failure in London.
Newcastle Airport duty manager Carl Bevan said it delayed some Gatwick and Heathrow flights by up to two and a half hours but most by between one and two hours. The worst time was the morning when a manual check-in system was implemented. Normal service was resumed by the end of Saturday.
Flights at Teesside, where BA does not have services, were not affected.
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