Gatwick Airport, Sussex railway and NHS impacted by ‘mass worldwide IT outage’ – how the crisis hit Sussex
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Southern Railway, which operates trains across Sussex, said it is currently experiencing ‘widespread IT issues across our entire network’.
According to the BBC, major banks and airlines are ‘suffering major IT outages’, whilst Sky News was not able to broadcast live this morning.
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An article read: “European airline Ryanair says it's experiencing ‘potential disruptions across the network’.
"Flights have been grounded at Sydney airport, United Airlines has stopped flying, and the London Stock Exchange group’s platform is experiencing outages.
"United, Delta and American Airlines – which are all based in the United States – have issued a ‘global ground stop’ on all of their flights. Flights that are currently airborne will continue, but no further flights will take off for now.
“Berlin airport posted on X, external that is experiencing delays to check-ins due to a ‘technical fault’.
“In Spain, an ‘incident’ has been reported at all of the country's airports.”
Scroll down to see how the crisis played out and impacted Sussex.
Worldwide IT outage: Live updates as Gatwick Airport and railway affected in Sussex
Gatwick Airport affected
A London Gatwick Airport spokesperson told Sussex World: “Early this morning we began experiencing issues with some of our IT systems. This is a global Microsoft issue affecting some airlines’ check-in systems, baggage and security, including eGates. We are using our backup process, but some passengers may experience delays while checking in and passing through security. Passengers should still arrive for their normal check-in time, which is typically two hours ahead of the flight time for short-haul, and three hours for long-haul. We apologise for any inconvenience and are working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible.”
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