Airline Services Across India Resume After Microsoft Outage, Read What Aviation Ministry Says

Airports across the country have returned to normal from 3 am this morning after rectifying the problems in the airline systems that began yesterday. According to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, flight operations are now going fine, except for a backlog from yesterday which they are slowly fixing. They expect everything to get back on track by noon today.

Yesterday, the problem with its servers caused airline systems at many airports to crash. The passengers faced delays and cancellations as airlines struggled with technical issues. The Ministry of Civil Aviation had to quickly step in to help airlines and airports get back to normal.

Since 3 AM, Airline systems across airports have started working normally. Flight operations are going smoothly now. There is a backlog because of disruptions yesterday, and it is getting cleared gradually. By noon today, we expect all issues to be resolved: Ministry of Civil… pic.twitter.com/WHReYI7Ent

— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2024

This messed up check-ins, flight schedules, and other things. Airlines are advising travelers to check flight statuses and prepare for potential changes as they work diligently to manage the issues.

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This morning, things started getting fixed, and airlines are now getting flights back on track and dealing with the backlog from yesterday. The Ministry of Civil Aviation promised that it is working toward stopping this from happening again and making sure that airline systems are strong and reliable.

As things get back to normal, travelers should keep checking with their airline and make sure their flight is okay before going to the airport. The Ministry of Civil Aviation focuses on ensuring the safety and reliability of India's flights, aiming to minimize disruptions like this for travelers as much as possible.

Global Software Update Chaos

On Friday, a software update gone wrong all over world: grounded flights, affected financial firms and news outlets, stopped activities in hospitals, small businesses, and government offices.

The update, issued by Crowdstrike, a cyber-security firm, affected its customers who only used Microsoft Windows, which is the world's most widely used operating system on personal computers. It paralyzed every sector into mayhem—stock markets, IT services, banking, airlines, media outlets, and healthcare facilities—in its disruption of computer networks worldwide.

Airlines in the United States experienced communication issues with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and subsequently requested a ground stop later in the night. Major airlines implemented a temporary suspension of worldwide operations during this period.

Airport screens across the world displayed the "Blue screen of death," causing Flight Information Display Systems (FIDS) to halt, and airport and airline systems stopped functioning.

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