Thousands Of Flights Canceled Due To Tech Outage

USA Today reports:

There were over 1,300 flights canceled and more than 3,200 delays as of 9:40 a.m. ET, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware. Most airlines were able to resume operations as the morning progressed, but many said they expected disruptions to continue throughout the day.

Around the world, airports and airlines advised customers to arrive earlier than normal for flights. The cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike blamed the global tech outage on a defect in an update for Microsoft Windows hosts.

The aviation sector is hit particularly hard due to its sensitivity to timings. Airlines rely on a closely coordinated schedule often run by air traffic control. Just one delay of a few minutes can throw off a flight schedule for take-offs and landings for an airport and airline for the rest of the day.

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Per FlightAware, over 3300 flights have been canceled worldwide and that number is expected to grow due to the “ripple effect” at busy hubs.

More than 1,000 flights are delayed and hundreds more canceled, as a worldwide technology outage, centered on Microsoft computers, disrupts flights, businesses, TV channels and some 911 lines in multiple U.S. states. https://t.co/zvqBMwwy1P pic.twitter.com/CSO5Ej3Msn

— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) July 19, 2024

A lot of frustrated convention goers at Milwaukee airport this morning as most flights are delayed or canceled because of the ground stop. This is the @Delta sky priority line just to print bag tags. I moved 5 feet in 30 min. pic.twitter.com/pb1hk0ivRn

— Maritsa Georgiou (@MaritsaGeorgiou) July 19, 2024

Thinking of all the exhausted Republicans in Milwaukee this morning waking up to the news that they can’t get a flight home… wondering how that’s gonna play out.

— Dave Troy (@davetroy) July 19, 2024