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Widespread Technology Outage Affecting Flights at Augusta Regional Airport: Update On Local Flights

A widespread global Microsoft outage was reported early this morning, affecting banks, media outlets, airlines and companies around the world. Although Microsoft says it is gradually fixing the issue affecting…

widespread technology outage affecting airlines, including those at AGS
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A widespread global Microsoft outage was reported early this morning, affecting banks, media outlets, airlines and companies around the world.

Although Microsoft says it is gradually fixing the issue affecting access to Microsoft 365 apps and services, be aware that many disruptions still linger.

Widespread Technology Outage Causes Ground Stop at AGS

Statement from Augusta Regional Airport as of 8:02 a.m.

"American Airlines began their flight recovery. All American Airline flights for July 19th are showing delays currently.

All Delta flights through AGS are still showing cancellations through 1:50 pm today," according to AGS officials.

Passengers are encouraged to contact their airline directly for the most up-to-date information.

The website, DownDetector, which tracks user-reported internet outages, recorded growing outages in services at Visa ADT security and Amazon, and airlines including American, United and Delta.

All three airlines have grounded flights, though some services seem to be resuming at American Airlines.

Officials say cybersecurity company CrowdStrike appears to have inadvertently disrupted IT systems around the world overnight. It is not believed the issue is linked to any malicious cyberattack.

The incident, so far, appears to only be impacting devices running Windows and not other operating systems.

Mary Liz is the News Director and Co-Host of Augusta’s Morning News on WGAC. She spent 11 years as a News Director at an Indiana Radio Station. She has also worked as a former Police and Courts Reporter for The Republic Newspaper and Assistant Marketing Director of Merchants National Bank in Indianapolis. Mary Liz focuses most on local breaking news stories, feature stories on upcoming events, or community-service related organizations and the people who serve them. She has been with WGAC since 1995.