Businesses including banks, airlines, train companies, telecommunications companies, TV and radio broadcasters, and supermarkets have been taken offline following a mass global outage.
Major US airlines including American Airlines, Delta Airlines and United Airlines have been grounded, while airports in Germany, Amsterdam and Spain are also reporting issues. It is believed the issue is related to an issue at global cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike and Microsoft – although it is unknown if it is the same issue affecting airports and train services across the globe.
Microsoft said on Friday morning that it was continuing to address the “lingering impact” of its 365 applications and services that are in a “degraded state” while Crowdstrike said in an automated message that it was aware of reports of crashes.
The outage appears to be affecting Windows PCs globally, including Sky News which was not able to broadcast live TV first thing on Friday morning. London’s biggest airport, Heathrow, said in a statement that it “flights are operational though we are experiencing delays”.
It said it was implementing contingency plans to minimise any impact on journeys and passengers are advised to check with their airline for the latest flight information.
Gatwick Airport said “passengers may experience some delays” due to the global outage – particularly when checking in and passing through security.Luton Airport also said it was aware of the global IT issue and is currently using manual systems to support operations.
Ryanair, Europe’s largest airline by passenger numbers, warned customers of potential disruptions which it said would affect “all airlines operating across the network,” though it did not specify the nature of the disruptions.
While passengers at Edinburgh Airport were unable to use automated boarding pass scanners and monitors at security displayed a message saying “server offline”, according to a Reuters witness. The airport had reverted to checking boarding passes manually, the witness said.
Source: BBC
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