The FAA told air traffic controllers to tell airborne pilots that airlines are currently experiencing communication issues. There were over 1,100 flights cancelled and more than 1,700 delays as of 8:05 am ET (Eastern Time), according to flight-tracking website FlightAware.
To a large extent, flight operations, banking services, financial services, and hospitals, among other key services, are disrupted globally due to an outage in Microsoft's cloud services. And India is not an exception.
The Reserve Bank of India has asserted that its assessment showed that only 10 banks and NBFCs had minor disruptions due to the Microsoft outage. The disruptions reported in those entities have "either been resolved or are being resolved", RBI said in a statement.
Following a global outage affecting some services of Microsoft's cloud solutions, airports across India are experiencing unexpected flight delays. Passengers at different airports have shared their experiences on social media, posting images of handwritten boarding passes issued due to the d
"The reason for this outage has been identified and updates have been released to resolve the issue. CERT is issuing a technical advisory. NIC network is not affected," said Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, in an X post.
Meanwhile, cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike told US outlet NBC that it suffered a major outage on Friday impacting businesses globally. The outage resulted from an issue with the latest update, the company said. CrowdStrike is now in the process of rolling back that update globally, it said
Airlines in India on Friday reported that its systems across the network are impacted by an ongoing outage in Microsoft Azure. Flyers are advised to reach out to their respective airlines for information on the flights.
Amid the hot and humid weather in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, the residents are facing power outages of two to three hours, adding to their woes. Due to the power outages, the residents are also facing water shortage problems, the Dawn reported.
Sindh Energy Minister, Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, said on Wednesday that load shedding in Karachi would be lowered by K-Electric in the next few days, according to ARY News.