Airports paralyzed and banks closed due to a global glitch in Microsoft's system

Suddenly and without any warning, a technical glitch hit Microsoft's global system on Friday.

While the company announced that it was taking urgent measures to address the repercussions of the glitch in its system, the repercussions began to pour in.

The glitch hit institutions on a very large global scale, as 6 sources in the oil and gas sector confirmed that several major oil and gas trading headquarters in London and Singapore are now facing difficulties in executing transactions due to the internet outage.

Meanwhile, the British Sky News channel stopped broadcasting live. David Rhodes, CEO of the network, said on X that the channel was unable to broadcast live television this morning due to the glitch.

The glitch also paralyzed the aviation sector, as Spanish airports and Turkish Airlines announced changes to flights due to the glitch.

Berlin Airport also confirmed today, Friday, that flights would be suspended until 0800 GMT.

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The airport operator said in a post on its X platform that the airport was experiencing delays in passenger check-in due to a technical glitch.

Turkish Airlines also said it was experiencing problems with its reservation, check-in and ticketing systems due to a global technical glitch.

The Turkish airline’s help desk said in a post on X that work was underway to resolve the issue.

Banks and airports worldwide down

The Federal Aviation Administration said Frontier had asked it to temporarily halt the airline’s departures across the United States. Shortly after 10 p.m. ET.

The airline canceled 131 flights on Thursday and delayed 223 others, accounting for nearly 30% of its total flights, according to data tracking firm FlightAware.

The outage also affected rail ticketing systems in Belgium.

In the Middle East, airports also reported flight changes and delays due to the glitch.

The major outage also caused disruptions at Australian banks, and the medical booking system used by doctors was also down.

Microsoft has announced that it is investigating an issue affecting several Microsoft 365 applications and services.

The company confirmed on its Azure cloud software status report website that at approximately 6 p.m. Eastern Time, service was disrupted for some customers in the central United States region, including failures in service management, connectivity, or service availability.

It said it has identified the cause and is working to fix it, confirming that its services are continuously improving as it continues to transition to unaffected infrastructure.