Long lines at the check-in desks at Amsterdamn's Schiphol airport. The airport is experiencing problems due to a major global computer outage and says the outage could impact flights to and from the airport. Photo: SEM VAN DER WAL / AFP
A global tech outage is disrupting operations in multiple industries with airlines halting flights, some broadcasters off-air and everything from banking to healthcare hit by system problems.
According to an alert sent by Crowdstrike to its clients and reviewed by Reuters, the company's "Falcon Sensor" software is causing Microsoft Windows to crash and display the "Blue Screen of Death".
The outages have rippled far and wide.
The travel industry was among the hardest hit with airports around the world, including Tokyo, Amsterdam, Berlin and several Spanish airports reporting problems with their systems and delays.
International airlines warned of problems with their booking systems and other disruptions.
In Britain, booking systems used by doctors were offline, while Sky News, one of the country's major news broadcasters was off air, apologising for being unable to transmit live.
Banks and other financial institutions from Australia to India and South Africa warned clients about disruptions to their services.
In New Zealand, the outage has hit airports, banking and payments systems, stores, local councils, Hato Hone St John Ambulance - and more.
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- Reuters
