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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Due to a major IT outage, there are currently 31,000 delays and over 3,000 cancellations at airports across the United States.
A ground delay has now been put into effect until further notice.
CNN has reported that industry experts have said the global tech outages appear to stem from an issue with CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity firm that has Microsoft Windows among its clients.
A CrowdStrike representative has said that they have identified and a fix has been deployed.
Today was not a security or cyber incident. Our customers remain fully protected.
We understand the gravity of the situation and are deeply sorry for the inconvenience and disruption. We are working with all impacted customers to ensure that systems are back up and they can…
— George Kurtz (@George_Kurtz) July 19, 2024
The Department, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said they are working with CrowdStrike, Microsoft and our federal, state, local and critical infrastructure partners to fully assess and address system outages.
The Department, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (@CISAgov) are working with CrowdStrike, Microsoft and our federal, state, local and critical infrastructure partners to fully assess and address system outages.
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) July 19, 2024
Major hospitals may also be impacted throughout Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
According to FlightAware, in New England, Logan Airport in Boston currently has 267 delays and 82 cancellations.
Airlines are urging passengers to check your flight status before you arrive at the airport.
Due to a global computer outage affecting airlines, many flights are being delayed or cancelled. Please check with your airline before coming to the airport.
— Boston Logan International Airport (@BostonLogan) July 19, 2024
At T.F. Green Airport in Warwick, there’s 5 cancellations so far and 39 delays.
All Providence Emergency System computers are also down.
The Rhode Island DMV will open at noon today. Service Center appointments scheduled through 10 a.m. today are cancelled due to an ongoing global outage that is affecting online & in-person transactions at the RMV and AAA, vehicle inspections and online credit card payments.
Governor Dan McKee has since shared in a tweet that Rhode Island’s 9-11 system is fully operational, but some services may temporarily have longer wait times while they resolve the issue.
Due to a global communications outage many airlines are experiencing delays. The airport is fully operational however please check with your airline regarding arrivals and departures. The TSA checkpoint is open as are all airport parking and concessions.
— Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (@IFlyRhodeIsland) July 19, 2024
You can check out the status of your flight here.
The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority does not currently have boarding or arrival time information due to the outage.
Some gas stations have also been impacted, including Speedway.
All Social Security offices are closed today to the public.
FedEx has activated contingency plans to mitigate impacts from a global IT outage experienced by a third party software vendor. Potential delays are possible for package deliveries with a commitment of July 19.
A list of websites and banks affected by the outage can be found here.