A massive computer outage paralyzed global transportation this Friday morning.
A global computer failure disrupted many transportation networks around the world this Friday, July 19, 2024, particularly at airports. In the United States, major airlines, including Delta, United and American Airlines, canceled all their flights due to these communication problems, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). In the United Kingdom, the largest British railway company also announced the cancellation of several routes.
In India, major disruptions have been reported, and other countries and sectors are also affected, including emergency services, RFI reports.
Australian television ABC and several companies reported a massive technical outage that severely disrupted their operations. Shortly after, other countries reported similar impacts, mainly affecting their transport networks.
In Europe, several airports were affected. In Berlin, the international airport was blocked. “We have a technical incident causing delays in check-in and suspension of air service until 10:00 (local time),” a spokeswoman explained. At 09:00 UTC, the airport announced a partial resumption of traffic. Ryanair also reported disruptions due to a global third-party IT outage, advising passengers to arrive at the airport at least three hours before their scheduled flight.
Air France announced disrupted operations at some stations, although ongoing flights were not affected. The main Paris airports of Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle and Orly were operating normally, according to the ADP group, which manages Paris airports.
In Switzerland, Zurich airport has suspended landings until further notice, although it is still allowing planes already en route to land. Skyguide, which is responsible for air navigation in Switzerland, has reported a 30% reduction in transit capacity.
In Asia, three Indian airlines reported IT disruptions. Hong Kong’s airport warned that some airlines were affected, while Chinese state television reported normal operations for flights to and from Beijing airports.
In the UK, all four major rail companies have faced IT problems, leading to potential last-minute cancellations.
The disruptions are believed to be due to an outage affecting cloud services Microsoft and the Crowdstrike Falcon platform, which protects against cybersecurity breaches. Crowdstrike has linked its problems to flaws in Microsoft’s Windows operating systems, according to a message seen by Reuters.
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