Airlines around the world have been affected by a mass IT outage on Friday (July 19).
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Departure boards in the main terminal froze and showed out-of-date information about gate numbers and departure times, resulting in some passengers missing their flights.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.
Microsoft said it was “investigating an issue impacting users’ ability to access various Microsoft 365 apps and services”, and that it was taking “mitigation actions”.
George Kurtz, the company’s CEO, claimed that tech outage was the result of a “defect” in a “single content update” for Windows hosts.
If you’re set to travel today, here are the latest delays and cancellations from Gatwick.
London Gatwick cancelled flights list Friday 19th July
10.40am – British Airways BA2038/American AA6201 from Orlando
11.20am – easyjet EZY8630 from Berlin
12.00pm – Vueling 8946 from Paris
12.00pm – British Airways 8126 from Paris
12.00pm – Iberia 5833 from Paris
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 – JetBlue 6278 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 Airways 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 Airways 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 Airways 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 Airways 5934 to Geneva
1.30pm – British Airways 806 to Billund
1.30pm – American Airlines 6722 to Billund
1.30pm – Qatar Airways 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
2.45pm – WestJet 5202 to Amsterdam
6:25am – Delta Airlines 30 from Atlanta, GA
6:25am – Air France 3555 from Atlanta, GA
6:25am – Virgin 4044 from Atlanta, GA
6:25am – KLM 6043 from Atlanta, GA
10:55am –British Airways 5202 from Edinburgh
10:55am –American Airlines 7127 from Edinburgh
10:55am –Qatar Airways 5924 from Edinburgh
11:05am –British Airways 292 from Washington, DC
11:05am –American Airlines 7001 from Washington, DC
11:05am –Finnair 5532 from Washington, DC
11:05am –Aer Lingus 8992 from Washington, DC
11:05am –Iberia 7448 from Washington, DC
12:00pm –British Airways 431 from Amsterdam
12:00pm –American Airlines 7104 from Amsterdam
12:00pm –JetBlue 6251 from Amsterdam
12:00pm – Japan Airlines 7100 from Amsterdam
12:00pm –Qatar Airways 9763 from Amsterdam
12:15pm –British Airways 991 from Berlin
12:15pm –American Airlines 7069 from Berlin
12:15pm –Japan Airlines 7856 from Berlin
12:15pm –Qantas 3520 from Berlin
1:35pm –British Airways 5202 from Berlin
1:35pm –British Airways 5202 from Berlin
1:35pm –Japan Airlines 6548 from Berlin
1:50pm –KLM 1009 from Amsterdam
1:50pm –China Airlines 9365 from Amsterdam
1:50pm –China Southern Airlines 7659 from Amsterdam
1:50pm –Delta 9642 from Amsterdam
1:50pm –Garuda 9490 from Amsterdam
1:50pm –Xiamen 9647 from Amsterdam
1:50pm –Virgin 7062 from Amsterdam
2:15pm –British Airways 713 from Zurich
1:50pm –American Airlines7146 from Zurich
1:50pm –Cathay Pacific 7214 from Zurich
1:50pm –Japan Airlines 6532 from Zurich
1:50pm –Malaysia Airlines 9929from Zurich
1:50pm –Qatar Airways 9777 from Zurich
3:10pm –British Airways 435 from Amsterdam
3:10pm –American Airlines 7166 from Amsterdam
3:10pm –JetBlue 6283 from Amsterdam
3:10pm –Japan Airlines 6516 from Amsterdam
3:10pm –Qatar Airways 6909 from Amsterdam
London Luton cancelled flights
4:00pm –Wizz Air UK 5410 to Athens
