Microsoft Global Outage: Friday was a very difficult day for the whole world. Due to technical fault in Microsoft’s server, airlines, TV telecast, banking and many corporate companies around the world were affected.
Suddenly the systems started shutting down and the screens turned blue. Everything stopped in banks, stock exchanges and most of all airlines. It was like an emergency. Due to this, there was panic all over the world and a series of meetings started. Teams were engaged throughout the day to solve the problem. It took about 17 hours to fix this entire problem. After this, all the systems were completely fixed and apps and services were restored.
Normal work resumed in all airports and institutions
At present, everything has become normal in all the airports and other institutions including Delhi and Mumbai. Airlines have also fully recovered. Normal process has also started in other institutions and affected hospitals. All flights are flying on time at Mumbai airport. Let us tell you that on Friday, due to technical fault of Microsoft, the check-in system at many airports had stopped working, due to which manual check-in started at many airports including Chennai, Hyderabad, Patna, Goa. Due to this, the work of many airlines including Akasa Air, SpiceJet, Indigo, Air India was affected. Indigo cancelled 192 flights, many flights were delayed. Other airlines had to issue advisory regarding this.
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Impact on all airlines around the world
This situation was not just in India, but its effect was seen on many airlines around the world. Singapore’s Changi Airport, one of the world’s busiest airports, has issued a statement saying that the check-in process is being managed manually. At the same time, many airports including American Airlines, Spain, Turkey were affected by this IT outage. Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, one of Europe’s busiest hubs, was greatly affected by this. Edinburgh Airport in Britain, Brisbane Airport in Australia also faced a lot of problems due to this outage and guidelines were issued.
Exchanges share statement on Microsoft global outage
At present, a joint statement of the exchanges has also come on the Microsoft global outage. The statement said that there was no problem in any exchange or clearing corporation. Out of more than 1400 trading members, only 11 members faced problems. The problem was either resolved within the day or is in the process of being resolved.
