By Aditi KhannaLondon, May 27 (PTI) A major global computer failure today forced British Airways to cancel all its flights from Heathrow and Gatwick airports in London, leaving thousands of travellers stranded as a workers union blamed outsourcing to India for the "meltdown". At the time, a BA spokesperson had said: "A contract has been signed with the TCS to be the supplier of some IT activities in British Airways, and British Airways has been in consultation with those IT staff affected, about 200. "British Airways employs around 35,000 people in the UK, providing high-skilled and well-paid jobs. It is not known how many flights are affected but passengers have reported issues with flights to and from Heathrow, Gatwick and Belfast. All affected passengers will be offered the option of rescheduling or a refund.

Source: India Today May 27, 2017 17:15 UTC