Global Microsoft Windows BSOD Outage Disrupts Flights, Media and Bank

Microsoft Windows users worldwide are experiencing Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) errors. Many have reported the issue on the microblogging platform X (formerly Twitter). According to reports, affected Windows users encounter blue screen errors, causing their laptops/PCs to get stuck in a restart loop.

A Wall Street Journal report stated that the outage even forced low-cost airline Frontier to cancel some flights in the US.

 

“Have instructed airlines to inform passengers via SMS with immediate flights on the check in delays and cancellation. Airline crew managing the situation on-ground. Airport authorities are working on an on-ground management plan due to the influx of passengers,” said a Ministry of Civil Aviation spokesperson.

Delhi International Airport Limited said, “Due to the global IT issue, some of the services at the Delhi Airport were temporarily impacted.We are closely working with all our stakeholders to minimise the inconvenience to our flyers. Passengers are requested to be in touch with the airline concerned or the help desk on ground for updated flight information.”

"We're working on rerouting the impacted traffic to alternate systems to alleviate impact in a more expedient fashion. We remain focused on redirecting the impacted traffic to healthy systems," Microsoft said in an update on X.

Australia's largest bank, Commonwealth Bank, reported that some customers were unable to transfer money due to a service outage. Other Australian banks, including National Australia Bank (NAB) and Bendigo, were also affected. Social media users noted difficulties accessing financial institutions like NAB.

South Africa's biggest bank, Capitec, said that it was affected by global outage. It informed, “Due to an unexpected issue with an international service provider, we are currently experiencing nationwide service disruptions. Note: Card payments & Capitec ATMs are working & your account remains secure. We're resolving the matter asap. We apologise for the inconvenience.”

 A social media user took it to X ( formaly known as twitter) to share their experience of geting hand made boarding pass.



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