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BA starts snow recovery

23rd December 2010 British Airways plans to operate a full long-haul programme and the "vast majority" of shorthaul services from Heathrow tomorrow as it recovers from the chaos caused by Saturday's snow.

In a statement released today the airline said it will fly larger aircraft to some European cities as it tries to clear the back log of passengers before Christmas Day.

Over the past six days BA has been forced to cancel 2,000 flights disrupting the travel pans of tens of thousands of people as Heathrow failed to keep its runways open.

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