Microsoft Global Outage LIVE: Flights, Markets, Railways Badly Hit After ‘Blue Screen of Death’

Several major airlines at Sydney Airport cannot check in, luggage cannot be retrieved, and Virgin Australia has suspended flights, reports the Australian portal WA.

European stocks plummeting as several stock exchanges suffer technical glitches – Sky News Arabia.

Pan-European bourse operator Euronext claims, however, that trading on exchanges it runs is as of yet unaffected by the outage that has been disrupting services at airlines and banks, the European bourse operator said.

Singapore’s Changi Airport, one of the busiest in the world, says check-in process is being managed manually.

“We are affected by the global microsoft issues, so passengers may experience some delays while checking in and passing through security. Passengers should still arrive for their normal check-in time. We apologise for any inconvenience and are working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible.”

Jammu Airport Authorities: Operations have been slightly effected due to IT outage of Microsoft Windows

Passengers are requested to be in touch with the airline concerned or the help desk on ground for updated flight information. We regret the inconvenience caused to our passengers.

Microsoft notes that the situation is gradually stabilizing after numerous complaints about problems accessing the company’s services. Work on troubleshooting continues

Due to the global IT issue, some of the services at the Delhi Airport were temporarily impacted.

The FAA has grounded flights from several major US carriers including Delta, United and American Airlines.

Indigo servers down, for the past hour no one has been able to check in baggage or get boarding passes at Bangalore Terminal 1

Payment systems impacted in different parts of the world, including Australia and the UK. 

Hearing from hospitals, media companies, other tech companies in several countries affected by the outage.

SpiceJet tweets, “We are currently experiencing technical challenges with our service provider, affecting online services including booking, check-in, and manage booking functionalities. As a result, we have activated manual check-in and boarding processes across airports. We kindly request passengers with upcoming travel plans to arrive at the airport earlier than usual to complete check-in at our counters…”

147 Flights Cancelled In India And Us

UK Sky News channel reported that due to a glitch, it could not do television broadcast

Alaska, Arizona, Ohio and other US states’ residents are unable to call emergency services due to a major local communication failure, local TV reported

US-headquartered United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and American Airlines issue global ground stop on all flights due to communication issues

Hong Kong airport to switch to manual check-in procedures due to IT outages

Israel’s central bank says global outage is impacting banks

UK’s biggest rail operator is facing widespread issues due to IT outage

Microsoft Statement: Our services are still seeing continuous improvements while we continue to take mitigation actions.

Disruptions at Amsterdam airport due to IT outage

Australia’s government to hold emergency meeting due to global IT outage

Several airports in the United States, including Los Angeles Airport, have been impacted by global IT outages.

IndiGo tweets, “Our systems are currently impacted by a Microsoft outage, which is also affecting other companies. During this time booking, check-in, access to your boarding pass, and some flights may be impacted…”

Reports of mass disruptions across many supermarkets and retailers in Australia and the UK

Outage is reportedly caused due to azure services disruption globally

London stock exchange is down as well as airlines and airports have reported issues, with many flights grounded 

Self-serving vending machines across United States affected

Reuters: Major US carriers including American, UAL ground flights citing comms issue 

Several Airlines Forced To Ground Flights Across Globe

Berlin airport has suspended flights due to outages.

Windows PC Outage Has Affected Businesses Including Banks, Airlines, Telecommunications Companies, TV and Radio Broadcasters

Windows computers across globe affected

Blue Screen errors, also known as black screen errors or STOP code errors, occur when a critical issue forces Windows to unexpectedly shut down or restart. Affected users may encounter messages such as, “Windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer,” or similar notifications.

Microsoft has identified a recent CrowdStrike update as the reason behind this widespread issue.

Thousands of Windows users across the globe are witnessing the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) error, causing their systems to suddenly shut down or restart.