BA cancels more T5 flights

British Airways cancelled another 34 flights at its new Terminal 5 at Heathrow on Monday as it battled to clear a backlog created by bad weather.

Heavy snow on Sunday morning forced BA to cancel around 140 flights at T5 as runways were de-iced and air traffic control reduced the number of take-off and landing slots.

"We've had to cancel 34 flights today due to the backlog from yesterday and the problems we encountered because of the snowfalls," said BA spokesman Martin Johnson, adding that the cancellations would affect 10 percent of T5 flights.

Airport operator BAA said the knock-on effects from Sunday's snow meant a total of 57 flights had been cancelled across London Heathrow, down from a total of 185 the previous day. Baggage and staff familiarisation problems have forced BA to cancel hundreds of flights from the 4.3 billion pound T5 since it opened on March 27.