On Friday, as a result of the IT outage around the world, we saw 350 flights, two from and within the UK grounded.

That means 50,000 people woke up on Saturday where they didn't expect to be.

On top of that, there's yet more disruption on Saturday. I'm counting at

least 45 flights cancelled, most of those as a knock-on effect of all the problems we saw on Friday.

The largest number of cancellations is on British Airways to and from London Heathrow,

with flights to places such as

Brussels, Rome, Houston, Mumbai and Washington, D.C. grounded. Also from London City to Nice and

Ibitha. If your flight has been hit, whether with a very long delay and there's a lot of those around,

or indeed with a cancellation, then it's very clear what your rights are.

The airline has to provide you with a hotel and meals, and if your flight's grounded and you've got to get to your destination,

they cannot simply say, oh, we've got to get to your destination they cannot simply

say oh we've got another flight in three days time they have to buy a ticket on

another airline if necessary in order to get you where you need to be having said

that knowing the rules and getting the airlines to obey them are two different things and therefore

it could be that you're going to have to rely on having a robust credit card to pay for your hotel

your meals by the way keep itemized receipts and indeed any new flights or travel arrangements that you are obliged to get.

This was always going to be a miserable weekend with Friday expecting the highest number of

flights for five years from UK airports. It's turned out worse than anybody feared, but over

the coming weeks, hopefully the pressure

will ease off a bit and you will get to your destination.