Microsoft outage disrupts flights, SpiceJet cancels 3 departures, delays 2
What's the story
A global outage of Microsoft services has started to affect domestic airlines in India, with three flights from Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in Delhi getting canceled. According to NDTV, SpiceJet canceled three flights scheduled to depart on Friday morning due to the Microsoft glitches. The affected routes include Delhi-Pune, Delhi-Leh, and Delhi-Mumbai. Meanwhile, two SpiceJet flights, Delhi-Darbhanga and Delhi-Mumbai, were delayed.
Airline responses
Air India reroutes emails; IndiGo's email support affected
In response to the ongoing Microsoft outage, Air India has confirmed that its operations are running normally.
The airline said it is closely monitoring the situation and has temporarily rerouted its emails to ensure uninterrupted communication with customers.
On the other hand, IndiGo admitted that its email support services were affected by the global Microsoft disruption, potentially preventing it from receiving customer emails.
Travel advisories
Akasa Air issues advisory; Delhi airport updates passengers
Akasa Air has also issued an advisory for passengers in light of the Microsoft outage.
The airline advised passengers to keep a close watch on flight-related information and updates.
Meanwhile, Delhi Airport has also issued an advisory for passengers amid the ongoing global disruption caused by Microsoft services.
Service disruptions
Microsoft outage details
The global Microsoft outage has affected several of its 365 services, including Outlook, Teams, Copilot, SharePoint Online, and OneDrive.
The disruption has left many users struggling to access emails and connect to workplace applications.
In a recent update, Microsoft admitted that changes made to restore its disrupted cloud services were not working as expected.