Chaos around the world. Air transport companies, railways and media were affected due to a technical failure

2024-07-19 2024-07-19T09:45:33Z

ArabiaWeather - International airports, banks, and media outlets are currently suffering from a major outage in information technology systems.

The impact of the outage on airports

At Australia's Sydney Airport, flights were halted, sparking chaos and uncertainty among travelers, United Airlines also stopped flying, and Berlin Airport announced on the X platform "check-in delays due to a technical error."

In Spain, a “malfunction” was reported at all of the country’s airports, as the airport operating company explained:

“We are working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible, and at the same time, operations continue with manual systems.”

In the United Kingdom, Edinburgh Airport experienced a service outage, as an error caused departure screens to malfunction, displaying outdated information about gate numbers and take-off times, causing some passengers to miss their flights. European airline Ryanair said it was facing “potential outages across... The network was affected by a "third-party outage" and advised travelers to check the company's app for updates on their flights. Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport reported a delay caused by an "IT outage", with an airport spokesperson confirming that "the service outage is having an impact on flights", adding that the number of flights affected had not yet been determined.

A global technical failure... paralysis affecting airports and vital bodies and a defect in Microsoft's general system
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Impact of the outage on trains

A major train company has warned passengers to expect service disruptions; Due to "widespread Internet problems". The British train company announced on social media that it is "currently experiencing widespread IT problems across its entire network."

Impact of the outage on the media

Sky News in the UK has been hit by an outage, halting live broadcasts this morning. The company's CEO confirmed that the channel was unable to broadcast due to the service outage. The Australian telecommunications company also indicated that it was also facing “disruption.”

Microsoft position

Microsoft announced that it is taking "mitigating measures" after service problems that began late Thursday night, according to Agence France-Presse. The company indicated that it is investigating issues related to cloud services in the United States, which affect many of its applications and services.