A cloud service glitch in Microsoft Windows today affected a large number of flights across the world, including India. Some flights had to be canceled and some were delayed. Computers and laptops of many companies in Central America, India and Australia were shut down automatically. At 12 noon several employees complained that their laptops and computers shut down automatically. Due to which the operations of banks, stock exchanges, airlines have been affected. Passengers are unable to check-in or check-out. Supermarkets, banking operations, stock markets have been badly affected due to window malfunctions. Three airlines in the US have grounded all their planes. Airline services in India have also been disrupted.
The Microsoft outage has not only affected airlines and banking services, but also brought work to a standstill in several major media organizations. 911 emergency services have been disrupted in many US states. People have shared pictures of windows crashing on social media platform X.
The servers of three airline companies providing air travel services in India have experienced major technical glitches. Indigo, Akasa Air and SpiceJet airlines have faced problems with web check-in at many airports around the world. Because of this, passengers are facing difficulties at many airports in the country including Mumbai, Bangalore and Delhi. Akasa Air has told passengers that they are facilitating manual check-in and boarding at the airport.
Indeed, there have been problems with the software used for check-in by IndiGo, Akasa Air and SpiceJet. The check-in system of these three airlines is not working, due to which flights are affected across the country. All three airlines use the GoNow check-in system, which started experiencing technical glitches worldwide at 10.45am. The airline is working with Microsoft to resolve the issue.
Australia is one of the countries most affected by the Microsoft Windows flaw. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, ABC News is unable to run the 24 channel news package due to a fault in Microsoft software. The crisis has also affected Woolworths supermarkets, where the checkout system has crashed. Many customers have complained that their card is not working. The police system has also started working.
Almost all of the company's services have been affected due to the flaws in Microsoft. Users are experiencing issues with Microsoft 360, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Store, and Microsoft cloud-powered services. Outage detection platform Down Detector also confirmed worldwide outages. Microsoft 365 received more than 900 reports of flaws.
