According to a report by ABC News, a technical issue with the American internet security company Crowdstrike has caused widespread disruptions in the operations of airlines, airports, banks, and media companies around the world, potentially affecting millions of people.
According to a warning issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday afternoon (19th) Taiwan time, American Airlines, United Airlines, and Delta Air Lines have requested the FAA to ground all flights worldwide. The FAA is notifying air traffic controllers to inform pilots that the airline industry is currently experiencing communication problems.
In a statement obtained by ABC News, American Airlines stated that due to this technical issue, long queues of passengers were seen at McCarran International Airport in Nevada during the boarding process.
The extent of the impact of this issue is currently unclear. Melbourne Airport in Australia also stated that they are experiencing a “global technical issue” affecting their boarding process. Many countries have reported this global IT outage, including Berlin Airport in Germany, London Stock Exchange, Google Cloud, Microsoft, and London Gatwick Airport.
In a statement released today, Microsoft stated, “We are investigating an issue affecting user access to various Microsoft 365 applications and services.”
Crowdstrike has acknowledged responsibility for this error and is working to resolve it.
According to Central News Agency, Taoyuan International Airport Corporation stated that due to the global Microsoft system malfunction, some airline systems are unable to operate on computers. Currently, the affected airlines include the entire Asia Group, Tigerair Taiwan, Jetstar Group, Hong Kong Express, Jeju Air, and AirAsia. They have switched to manual check-in procedures.
