British Airways (BA) has canceled all flights from London's Heathrow and Gatwick airports until Saturday evening, saying it is experiencing a "very severe disruption" to its IT system.
The airline tells CBS News correspondent Kris Van Cleave it has no evidence the disruption is the result of a cyber attack.
All BA flights from the two airports are canceled until 6 p.m. local time, or 1 p.m. ET.
"We have experienced a major IT system failure that is causing very severe disruption to our flight operations worldwide," the company said in a statement. "The terminals at Heathrow and Gatwick have become extremely congested ... so please do not come to the airports."
BA says it is "extremely sorry for the inconvenience," adding it is "working to resolve the situation as quickly as possible."
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