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British Airways chaos and was cost cutting to blame Alex Cruz pictured was appointed boss of British Airways last year. British Airways was accused of a moronic cover up last night after an IT meltdown brought misery to 3. The systems failure caused mass flight cancellations over the weekend, ruining the half term holiday plans of thousands of families and causing chaos at airports. But the airline has kept travellers in the dark about its cause, denying a cyber attack and blaming only a power failure at an undisclosed location. Critics, however, blamed drastic cost cutting including a decision to axe 7. UK and contract out services to India. There were calls last night for controversial BA chief executive Alex Cruz to resign amid condemnation of his slash and burn approach to costs and service. Yesterday, he sent a gagging email to staff in an unsuccessful attempt to stop them making public comments on the crisis. On a costly day for the airline There were chaotic scenes at Heathrow and Gatwick as families were forced to queue outside the terminal buildings Families condemned the awful lack of communication from the airline Hotels near the airports were accused of cashing in on the crisis by hiking up their prices for desperate families BAs compensation bill could reach a record 1. MPs urged the airline to come clean about the cause of the IT failure Passengers were warned to brace themselves for further disruption this week. Many families have lost their holidays, while others have been forced to sleep on the floor of Britains two biggest airports since the computer crash on Saturday. Louise Wickham, who was travelling with her husband and two children, spoke for many. There was no communication at all, its been a real shambles, she said. While those without a booking were told not to come to the airports, that provided no relief for foreign passengers who found themselves stranded at the airport. Families who had dreamed of spending their bank holiday weekend away were instead left sleeping in a terminal buildingWe had no idea what was going on, there was no information, they just kept saying wait for the gate. We were trapped and kept against our will in conditions that were just awful. The airline and Mr Cruz have blamed the computer meltdown on a power failure. The vague explanation has been dismissed by aviation industry insiders as moronic. They said airlines made sure they survived power failures by using a system known as UPS uninterruptible power supply. Avoid-Being-a-Noob-on-Halo-3-Step-1.jpg/aid529060-v4-728px-Avoid-Being-a-Noob-on-Halo-3-Step-1.jpg' alt='Blame Halo 3' title='Blame Halo 3' />It means that if one mains power supply fails, the business switches automatically to a second supply. Labour parliamentary candidate John Spellar called on BA and its boss to be honest with customers. The failure to come clean on just where this problem occurred will fuel suspicions that it is linked to the decision to switch responsibility for computer systems to India, he said. A letter, reportedly signed by a senior BA pilot, called on Mr Cruz to take full responsibility for this calamitous day in BAs history. It adds Please stand aside and let the skilled staff of BA put some common sense back into our operation. Rival airline Ryanair poked fun at BA on Twitter by featuring an image from the BBCs Little Britain comedy series with the caption Computer says No. A power failure with the airlines IT system at around 1. Saturday caused all flights to be cancelled from both Gatwick and Heathrow pictured on Sunday for the rest of the day. At Gatwick pictured all scheduled flights departed on Sunday morning, though most were running with delays. Mr Cruz has refused to answer questions on the crisis. Instead he has been hiding behind video apologies issued on Twitter. Aviation workers, including BA staff, anonymously used a website called the Professional Pilots Rumour Network to vent their frustrations. Many were critical of Mr Cruz. One wrote He is a slash and burn manager and his philosophy and aggressive cost cutting has obviously been taken a step too far here and he has to go for the good of BA. Another said He is a rabid cost cutter and frankly should be sacked. Industry analysts warned the computer failure will come with an enormous bill. MqKP9Jn.png' alt='Blame Halo 3' title='Blame Halo 3' />James Walker, chief executive of the Resolver claims website, said The average claim will be around 3. Thats 9. 0 million a monumental amount. But when you add in the cost of hotels the airline has to provide, the cost could top 1. It could be the biggest compensation payout ever. BAs parent company IAG reported profits of 2. 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The beleaguered boss of British Airways tried to gag staff from commenting on the computer meltdown that has plunged hundreds of thousands of passengers into chaos. Alex Cruz, who was brought in to cut costs at the airline, has so far refused to be publicly questioned on the crisis that has ruined families holidays. TheINQUIRER publishes daily news, reviews on the latest gadgets and devices, and INQdepth articles for tech buffs and hobbyists. Halo Top is low in calories, low in carbs, and loaded with protein. But is it too good to be true Our brave guinea pig puts the ice cream of the future to the test. Flowing lines and bulging fenders give the Q60 Red Sport 400 an undeniably athletic form, and its got the legs to back it up. Under the hood is a twinturbo 3. Blame Halo 3' title='Blame Halo 3' />Instead, the Spanish businessman has chosen to record a series of video messages issued via BAs Twitter account. Mr Cruz has been bombarded by messages from staff seeking an explanation for the chaos to pass on to passengers. Mr Cruzs email asking his workers not to comment Alex Cruz pictured in a video on BAs internal social media system. Guys,either you are part of the team working to fix this or you arent. We are not in the mode of debriefing on what happened but rather lets fix this mode. I have been answering some emails from colleagues thank you for the support and I just finished a video for media and another for all of us. I suppose you will have seen our Twitter account and BA. Now, your interest on todays events is well noted. I am wondering if you would like to help out Either LHR or LGW or anyone of our stations could use you, now. If you indeed can, drop me a message and I will connect you or go straight to the airport and make yourself available. ItOLJ1UOohE/hqdefault.jpg' alt='Blame Halo 3 Lyrics' title='Blame Halo 3 Lyrics' />I am sure they will appreciate your involvement. In the meantime, if you do not want to get involved or cannot get involved, I would kindly ask you to refrain from live commentary, unless it is a message of support to the thousands of colleagues that love BA as much as you do. Thanks. People attempt to keep themselves occupied on phones and with a nap at Heathrow on Sunday as the BA travel chaos spilled over into a second day. An Introduction To Policing Sixth Edition Of The Apa. But instead of coming clean, he issued an email for BA staff urging them not to speak publicly about the crisis. In a message seen by many staff as a veiled threat, he wrote Guys, either you are part of the team trying to fix this or you arent. We are not in the mode of debriefing on what happened, but rather lets fix this mode. 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