Disturbances in the work of airlines and airports due to the global IT collapse that broke out today are observed in a number of countries around the world, world agencies reported.
In the USA, it was reported that the Federal Civil Aviation Agency (FAA) has suspended the flights of the airlines "American Airlines" (American Airlines), "United" (United) and "Delta" (Delta).
In Switzerland company "Skyguide" (Skyguide), which controls air traffic, announced that it has been affected by the crash since the morning, and the airline "Swiss International Airlines" (Swiss International Air Lines) informed that two of its flights - from Zurich to Berlin and back - have been canceled for now, warning of further possible delays and cancellations. The airline added that its systems were not affected, with traffic disruptions affected by disruptions in the operations of partner companies and air traffic control.
In Germany, in addition to the Berlin airport, which stopped flights until 10 a.m. local time, the airports in Hamburg and Düsseldorf also reported violations by certain air carriers. The national carrier "Lufthansa" (Lufthansa) indicated that it was relatively little affected by the problem, but delays and canceled flights are possible.
All Spanish airports are experiencing operational disruptions, reported Aena (Aena), the world's leading airport operator, as quoted by France Press. The problems are mainly at the check-in and passenger information counters.
The French airline "Air France" (Air France) is experiencing problems with some services. Flights to and from the Paris airports "Roissy-Charles de Gaulle" and "Eagles", which are the main "entry points" for the Olympic Games in France, are performed normally. The company's mobile application and website are also working, however, the activity of telephone platforms for contacting customers is disrupted.
Netherlands KLM (KLM), part of the "Air France-KLM" (Air France-KLM), announced that it had to suspend "most of its operations because the breakdown in information technology made it impossible to manage flights". Apart from the Amsterdam airport "Schiphol" The airport in Eindhoven is also experiencing problems, where the automatic baggage claim system failed, and one canceled flight was also reported.
In Denmark, the collapse blocked the fire alarm system in Copenhagen, the Scandinavian airline SAS is also affected.
And the low-cost airline "Ryanair" (Ryanair), quoted by DPA and AFP, warned of "potential network disruptions" due to the suspension of the third party global system. Today's flight FR8840 from Berlin (Brandenburg) to Sofia Airport (Terminal 2), operated by "Ryanair", has been cancelled, according to information on the website of the capital airport.
The Hungarian "Wiz Air" (Wizz Air) announced that it was also affected, with its website and mobile application, reservation system, online check-in and boarding pass display system, call centers for new bookings and changes to existing ones unavailable. In a media release, the airline urged passengers to be at the airport at least 3 hours before their scheduled departure time.
The airport in Hong Kong also reported disruption of airline operations.
In India, three airlines are affected - "IndiGo" (IndiGo), "Akasa Air" (Akasa Air) and "SpiceJet" (SpiceJet).
In Israel, the port of Ashdod has suspended cargo services, there are problems in the activities of the Central Bank of Israel, the national postal service, hospitals and health facilities, emergency services.