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Airports in haywire worldwide

It wouldn't be a hacker attack, but a global IT problem

A bad Friday for passengers around the world. Today numerous airports have suspended departing and arriving flight due to a technical failure affecting the IT network. Disruptions have been reported in Europe, Australia and the United States but other continents could be affected by the problem. Meanwhile, the Spanish airport manager Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea (Aena) spreads the alarm."Due to...

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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

AirportsAirports in haywire (2): 1400 flights cancelled

Provisional data from an analysis company

Thousands of flights worldwide have been canceled today due to the malfunction of the IT systems used by some companies in airports around the planet. The glitch is continuing to cause widespread inconvenience... more

AirlinesAirports in haywire (3): what's happening in Italy

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Many delays in boarding operations, long queues at check-in and boarding gates, few canceled flight connections. These are the main effects of the IT failure that today, Friday 19 July 2024, affected numerous... more

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