A major Microsoft IT outage shook European lives, affecting airports, airlines, businesses, media outlets, and stock exchanges on Friday.
The Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam posted on X: “There is currently a global system failure.”
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“This disruption also has an impact on flights to and from Schiphol. The impact is now being mapped,” the statement read.
“Do you have a question about your flight? Please contact your airline,” it added.
Spain’s 46-airport airline AENA said on X: “The global technical incident is affecting, above all, billing and passenger information points, but some systems are already being set up on a contingency basis.”
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“We continue to work with all parties involved,” it stressed.
Also, Vueling Airlines from Spain posted on X: “We inform you that due to a global computer systems outage, our flight operations could be altered.”
It added: “We are working to minimize the impact on our clients. If your flight is affected we will inform you via email.”
London Gatwick LGW from the UK stated on X: “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,” the airport noted, adding, “We apologise for any inconvenience and are working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible.”
Irish Ryanair Airline wrote: “We’re currently experiencing disruption across the network due to a Global 3rd party IT outage which is out of our control.”
“We advise all passengers to arrive at the airport at least 3 hours before their scheduled departure time,” the statement added.