Travelers in Philadelphia and around the world are experiencing widespread delays as part of a Microsoft outage that also disrupted banks, media outlets and companies around the world on Friday.
The FAA said the airlines United, American, Delta and Allegiant had all been grounded. Hoards of travelers crowded Philadelphia International Airport on Friday morning, with more than a dozen disruptions reported at the airport, and over 1,200 cancelations nationwide.United, in a statement posted on X, said it will begin to resume "some" flights, but residual disruptions are expected throughout the day Friday.
"Redfern said the outage will cause a "snowball effect" as crews scramble to clear the logjam of flights, which she says could take days to resolve. The airport is urging travelers to keep tabs on flights through their airlines and still encouraging people to come to the airport despite the disruptions. "Definitely check with your airline first, if it doesn't say anything, I would come to the airport," Redfern said.
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