Live updates: Global IT outages hit businesses, Microsoft handling issue impacting 365 apps and services

Ryanair plane is seen at London Stansted Airport in Stansted, Great Britain on July 17.

Mass tech outages worldwide have caused IT systems to shut down, sparking delays and issues at European airports as well as affecting other transport links.

London’s Gatwick Airport said it is “affected by the global Microsoft issues” and that passengers may experience delays checking in and going through security.

Germany’s Berlin Airport said that it is experiencing delays to check-in due to a “technical fault.” 

Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport said the “global system failure” had affected “flights to and from Schiphol” and the impact is “now being mapped.” KLM Royal Dutch Airlines said the outages are “making flight handling impossible.”

Scotland’s Edinburgh Airport said IT systems outages mean “wait times are longer than usual at the airport.” Teams are on hand to assist while the airport works to resolve its issues, it said.

Spain’s airport authority AENA which supervises airports in Madrid, Barcelona and others across the country said in a post on X there was an “incident in the computer system” which “could cause delays,” adding that it is working to solve the problems.

Prague Airport said in a post on X that the issues have affected its global check-in system, delaying flights.

Ryanair also confirmed a disruption to the airline’s network, advising passengers to arrive at least three hours before their scheduled departure time. 

Turkish Airlines said it was experiencing problems with ticketing, check-in and reservations. “Our teams are working diligently to resolve the issue as soon as possible,” the airline said in a statement. 

Trains in the UK are also having issues, with Thameslink, a mainline route on the British railway, saying: “Our IT teams are actively investigating to determine the root cause of the problem.”