AMERICAN Airlines, Delta, and United flights have been told to stay in the air as a global Microsoft outage has sparked travel chaos for passengers.
This tech issue has caused hours long delays and has kept some flights grounded across the country.
The three major U.S. carriers have requested a global ground stop on all flights, according to ABC News.
They have called on the Federal Aviation Administration to make this substantial move following widespread national and international problems.
Microsoft has said this morning that it was taking “mitigation actions” but has not provided further updates on the situation.
The FAA has currently told airborne flights to stay in the air, while keeping others on the tarmac.
This major issue has not just affected large airlines as smaller carriers have also been hit.
Allegiant Air has also grounded its flights this morning.
Passengers have complained about major delays after the Friday incident.
Social media sights have been flooded with stories and communication from passengers across the carrier’s network.
Some flyers said they were told by their pilots and crew that their aircraft’s must be grounded until systems were brought back online.
Passengers have also complained about hours long delays across airports.
One flyer said they had to wait on the runway for an hour due to the tech issue.
“@AmericanAir gotta love when you just want to get home and you have been sitting on the runway for an hour only to be told all the American Airlines systems are down,” one person wrote on X.
“Not sure it is possible to fly the airline without some sort of disruption.”
These airlines called on the Federal Aviation Administration to make this substantial move but the administration is currently informing pilots in the air that carriers have been experiencing communication issues.
San Francisco’s international airport has also been reportedly been hit across the board as all flights have been suspended, according to CBS affiliate KPIX.
One traveler shared an image, on X, of how their passengers inside terminals had also been affected.
They showed how the flight destination screens at their airport were not working and showed a “Recovery” message on a blue Microsoft screen.
“SFO computer system outage is grounding lots of United flights right now,” the person said.
This blue Microsoft screen has appeared on screens across different company’s and industries that have also been with this outage, The U.S. Sun has reported.
911 calls have also reportedly gone down across several states.
Emergency services in Alaska, Arizona, Indiana, Minnesota, New Hampshire, and Ohio have been hit by this global IT outage.
Hospitals have also been affected by these widespread tech problems.
These company’s was not been the only flight carrier to face major travel disruption this week.
Frontier, Allegiant Air, and SunCountry, all suffered from a significant Microsoft outage.
These airlines had grounded all of their flights for several hours on Wednesday, as the stop was lifted later that night.
“Our systems are currently impacted by a Microsoft outage, which is also affecting other companies,” Frontier said in a statement on its website.
“We appreciate your patience.”
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