In yet another episode of “Tech Drama,” Microsoft’s cloud services decided to take an unexpected nap, causing chaos for users everywhere, including banks and airports. Yep, if you thought your Monday was bad, imagine trying to catch a flight with this mess.
The worldwide glitch hit the system hard, messing up reservation systems and check-in processes. So, if you’re planning to fly anytime soon, better show up at the airport super early. Expect longer lines and a lot of annoyed travelers. Microsoft and their tech buddies are working around the clock to fix this, but for now, patience is the name of the game.
According to CNBC, Microsoft claims their cloud services are on the mend. The culprit? A botched update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike. Their software update was so bad it sent related systems into a tailspin. This hiccup also messed with Microsoft 365 services, including Teams – just what everyone needs, more Teams issues.
Reuters reported that the cloud hiccup forced some major airlines in the US – Delta, United, and American Airlines – to cancel flights. The FAA (that’s the US aviation watchdog) confirmed that these airlines grounded their planes due to communication breakdowns. Imagine booking, checking in, and trying to get a boarding pass during all this. Fun times.
Frontier Airlines reported they were scrambling to get back to normal operations after the outage left them in a lurch. They mentioned the technical mishap from Microsoft temporarily disrupted their services. Meanwhile, SunCountry pointed fingers at a third-party vendor without naming names, which we all know is just code for “blame someone else.”
Over in Europe also hit with IT issues. Hospitals in the Netherlands felt the digital pain too. It’s like the whole world decided to give up on computers for a day.
Global computer failures are wreaking havoc. Flights in and out of Schiphol are a mess, and they’re still figuring out the full impact.
US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is on the case, monitoring the chaos and making sure airlines like Frontier are held accountable for their customers’ misery. Allegiant’s website was also taken down by the Microsoft Azure problems, according to CNN. No one’s giving exact numbers on how many flights were affected, probably because it’s just too depressing.