Airport ‘ largely unaffected’
GLASGOW Airport revealed it was “largely unaffected” amid a global IT issue after Edinburgh Airport urged passengers to check their flight status.
Businesses and institutions around the world were knocked offline after a major IT outage yesterday.
Banks, supermarkets and other institutions reported computer issues disrupting services, with some airlines warning of delays and some airports grounding flights.
Overnight, Microsoft confirmed it was investigating an issue with its services and apps, with the tech giant’s service health website warning of “service degradation” that meant users may not be able to access many of the company’s most popular services, used by millions of businesses and people around the world.
Glasgow Airport then took to social media to reveal it is “largely unaffected” by the current issue.
The airport said a small number of airlines had moved to manual check- in and some retailers in the facility are only accepting cash.
In the post, it said: “We are largely unaffected by the current global IT issues.
“At present a small number of airlines have moved to manual check- in and some retailers are only accepting cash payments.”
Meanwhile, Edinburgh Airport urged passengers not to travel to the airport without checking the status of their flight first.
In a statement on social media, it said: “An IT system outage means wait times are longer than usual at the airport. This outage is affecting many other businesses, including airports. Work is ongoing to resolve this and our teams are on hand to assist where we can. Passengers are thanked for their patience.
“Passengers should not travel to the airport without first checking the status of their flight with their airline.
“The wait at security is currently around one hour due to the outage and our teams are managing this as best they can.”
One of the impacted firms by the IT problem is Ryanair.
In a social media post, the travel company said: “Potential disruptions across the network due to a global third- party system outage. We regret any inconvenience caused to passengers by this IT issue, which is outside of Ryanair’s control and affects all airlines operating across the network.”