The global issues have affected airports, trains, and businesses in various sectors, causing chaos.
On Friday morning, Gatwick airport – the second busiest airport in the UK – said it had been affected by the outage, believed to be linked to a Microsoft Windows security update.
In the UK, there has been disruption to services as the computer error caused departure screens to malfunction.
Departure boards in the main terminal froze and showed out-of-date information about gate numbers and departure times, resulting in some passengers missing their flights.
A fire alarm was also sounded over at Edinburgh airport, which was believed to have been triggered by the same computer error. The airport said it was working to resolve the issue.
Meanwhile, Ryanair says there are “potential disruptions across the network” and advises anyone travelling today to check the Ryanair app for updates on their flight.
US-based airlines United, Delta and American Airlines have also experienced disruption, issuing a “global ground stop” on all their flights.
Sky News was also hit, going off air on Friday morning, while Britain’s biggest train company warned passengers to expect disruption because of “widespread IT issues”.
Around the world banks, supermarkets and other major institutions reported computer issues disrupting services.
Microsoft also said it was “investigating an issue impacting users’ ability to access various Microsoft 365 apps and services”, and that it was taking “mitigation actions”.
The issue is thought to be connected to an update from the US cyber security company CrowdStrike, which is causing issues on companies across different industries.
If you’re set to travel today, here are the latest delays and cancellations from Gatwick.
London Gatwick cancelled flights list Friday 19th July
11.20am – easyjet EZY8630 from Berlin
7.40am – Tui TOM4532 to Ibiza delayed to 11.15am
8.50am – Wizz Air W46302 to Milan delayed to 9.35am
10.20am – Tui TOM052 to Montego Bay delayed to 12.20pm
10.40am – American Airline AA6206/British Airways BA2037/Iberia IB4679 to Orlando delayed until 11.18am
10.45am – Norse Z0711 to Los Angeles delayed to 11.15am
2.45pm – British Airways BA2752 to Heraklion delayed to 3.16pm
3.25pm – Tui TOM4534 to Tenerife South delayed to 6.45pm
3.55pm – Tui TOM206 to Mugla delayed to 5.10pm
London Heathrow cancelled flights
9:20am – British Airways 712 to Zurich
9:20am – American airlines 7143 to Zurich
9:20am – Cathay Pacific 7211 to Zurich
9:20am – Japan Airlines 6533 to Zurich
9:20am – Malaysian 9928 to Zurich
9:20am – Qatar 9774 to Zurich
11:35am – Delta 31 to Atlanta, GA
11:35am – Air France to Atlanta, GA
11:35am – Air France 3624 to Atlanta, GA
11:35am – KLM 6139 to Atlanta, GA
11:35am – Virgin 4045 to Atlanta, GA
11:40am – British Airways 434 to Amsterdam
11:40am – American Airlines 6165 to Amsterdam
11:40am – Japan Airlines 7101 to Amsterdam
11:40am – Virgin 4045 to Amsterdam
11:35am – Qatar 9767 to Atlanta, GA
11:35am – British Airways 438 to Amsterdam
12:40pm – American Airlines 6896 to Amasterdam
12:40pm – Virgin 4045 to Atlanta, GA
12:40pm – Qatar 8307 to Amasterdam
12:40pm – British Airways 732 to Geneva
1:30pm – American Airlines 6867 to Geneva
1:30pm – Malaysian 9858 to Geneva
1:30pm – Qatar 5934 to Geneva
1:30pm – British Airways 806 to Billund
1:30pm – American Airlines 6722 to Billund
1:30pm – Qatar 9706 to Billund
2:45pm – KLM 1010 to Amsterdam
2:45pm – China Airlines 9360 to Amsterdam
2:45pm – China Southern Airlines 7730 to Amsterdam
2:45pm – Garuda 9237to Amsterdam
2:45pm – Xiamen 9648 to Amsterdam
2:45pm – China Eastern Airlines 1644 to Amsterdam
2:45pm – Virgin 7051 to Amsterdam
