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Handwritten Boarding Passes, White Board Updates And Grounded Flights; Crazy Visuals Emerge From Airports After Microsoft Outage

The fallout from the Microsoft tech glitch was particularly severe for the aviation industry.

by Nikitha Sebastian
Handwritten Boarding Passes, White Board Updates And Grounded Flights; Crazy Visuals Emerge From Airports After Microsoft Outage

Friday witnessed widespread travel chaos as a major outage in Microsoft’s cloud services rippled across the globe, disrupting operations at airlines, banks, and even the London Stock Exchange. The tech giant reported issues with its online offerings, triggering an unusual cascade of failures that impacted businesses from the United States all the way to Asia. Visuals have emerged from airports around the world as services were affected.

Microsoft Outage: Crazy Visuals Emerge From Airports

The fallout from the Microsoft tech glitch was particularly severe for the aviation industry. Airlines across the world, including several in India, grappled with disruptions to check-in systems, reservations, and boarding passes. Passengers faced delays and cancellations as the crucial Microsoft Azure cloud platform, relied upon by numerous airlines for critical operations, became unavailable.

Delhi:  Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI Airport) faced disruptions in several services due to the global IT outage. This included issues with check-in systems and boarding passes, leading to long queues and delays .

Mumbai: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) also experienced disruptions, with Akasa Airlines specifically mentioning their online services being unavailable for check-in and booking .

Bengaluru Airport reported IndiGo, Akasa, and SpiceJet in Terminal 1, along with Air India Express in Terminal 2, impacted by the outage. This likely resulted in similar issues with check-in processes and potentially caused delays.

Other Indian Airports including the ones in Kolkata, Chennai and Hyderabad also faced disruptions of services.

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Effects Of Outage Seen Worldwide 

The disruption wasn’t limited to India. Reports emerged of major airlines like Delta and Allegiant experiencing communication issues, likely stemming from the Microsoft Azure outage. The situation even reached the United Kingdom, where the London Stock Exchange faced operational hurdles due to the tech glitch.

Also Read: Microsoft Tech Glitch Causes Global Flight Disruptions; IndiGo, Akasa, SpiceJet Check-In Systems Affected At Mumbai & Delhi Airports

A Microsoft glitch causing widespread disruption in cloud services highlights the vulnerabilities exposed by our dependence on cloud-based technologies. The exact number of impacted flights remains unclear, but the incident serves as a wake-up call. Airlines and other businesses heavily dependeant on such platforms will likely re-evaluate their contingency plans to ensure smoother operations in the event of future outages.

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