British Airways is working to fix a “technical issue,” according to a spokesperson for the airline on Monday, as reports emerged on social media of flight delays and IT issues with the airline.

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,

A reported major IT glitch for British Airways has meant pilots were unable to file flight plans electronically, and had to manually call into the operations centre at Heathrow