A major problem with computer systems is disrupting transport, broadcasters, hospitals and other sectors across the world
Flights have been grounded and airports worldwide are reporting delays
American Airlines says Crowdstrike, a cybersecurity company, is the source of the tech issues
In the US state of Alaska, police warn the 911 system may be unavailable
In Poland, the Baltic Hub terminal asks ships not to send their containers there
In the UK, rail companies are “experiencing widespread IT issues” and warning of delays
Some GP practices are struggling to access their records systems, which include online bookings
On TV, Sky News and CBBC have been off air
Delhi airport goes manual
In Delhi, there was very little information available when I arrived at the airport. No electronic terminals were available for check-in and the lines to speak with an agent were long and unwieldy.
We were given blank boarding cards and asked to fill in the information manually. Baggage tags were printed blank and were also entered manually.
After going through security, there is one person at Terminal 3 who is in charge of updating a whiteboard by hand with gate information.
I’m at the gate where the flight is meant to leave from but there are no agents nor is there a plane.
At the gate across from the one I’m at, there is a captain and crew waiting for grounds crew to start the boarding process.
Because everything here is being done manually, things are slow. But this airport remains open.
United Airlines blames ‘third party software’ for grounding flights
Here’s a statement to the BBC from United Airlines, which is the world’s fifth biggest by passenger numbers.
“A third party software outage is impacting computer systems worldwide, including at United.
“While we work to restore those systems, we are holding all aircraft at their departure airports. Flights already airborne are continuing to their destinations.
Source: bbc.com
