The number of flights canceled worldwide this Friday (19) after the global cyber blackout exceeded 3,700, according to the specialized website FlightAware. The number of delays is at 32,400.
Regarding flights within, to or from the United States, the number of cancellations is 2,300. Of delays, 6,600.
The most affected airlines were Delta, American Airlines and United. See below:
- Delta: 749 cancellations and 1,049 delays
- American Airlines: 356 cancellations and 848 delays
- United: 344 cancellations and 1,070 delays
- Endeavor Air: 227 cancellations and 229 delays
- Spirit: 141 cancellations and 319 delays
For comparison, the global number of cancellations on Thursday (18) was 1,488, according to FlightAware.
The airports most affected by cancellations are in the United States, driven by the fact that the three most impacted airlines are also North American.
See below:
- Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (Atlanta, USA): 273 cancellations and 340 delays
- Chicago O’Hare International Airport (Chicago, USA): 103 cancellations and 232 delays
- LaGuardia Airport (New York, USA): 85 cancellations and 176 delays
- Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (Minnesota, USA): 85 cancellations and 114 delays
- Newark Liberty International Airport (New Jersey, USA): 83 cancellations and 163 delays
What caused the blackout?
The global cyber blackout happened due to an issue with cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike.
The company’s CEO, George Kurtz, said the outages were caused by a defect found in a single content update for its software on Microsoft Windows operating systems.
Computers running Windows appear to be crashing due to the incorrect way a software code update issued by CrowdStrike interacts with the system.
Kurtz highlighted that a correction has already been implemented, but experts stressed that the situation may take time to return to normal.
Source: CNN Brasil
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