Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL) has stated that the IT issues being faced around the globe may impact operations and cause delays at Velana International Airport as well.
Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL) has stated that the IT issues being faced around the globe may impact operations and cause delays at Velana International Airport as well.
IT issues around the world has interrupted services at airlines, airports, banks, and major supermarkets.
"There is an ongoing worldwide airline IT system disruption. Passengers may experience delays during check-ins," MACL stated in a post on social media, apologizing for any inconveniences that the delays may cause.
There is an ongoing worldwide airline IT systems disruption. Passengers may experience delays during check-ins. We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your patience.
— Maldives Airports Company Ltd (@MACLmedia) July 19, 2024
The outage has been reported from many countries including Australia, Singapore, America, India and Spain.
Indigo Airlines, which operates flights to Maldives as well, have also declared they are facing issues.
National Cyber Security Coordinator of Australia, where the issue was first observed, said that this is an issue with a third party software platform. They said that so far it hasn't been flagged as a cyber security threat.
Croudstrike said that the issue is within a content update of Windows host.
Mac and Linux hosts are not facing any issues, they said, adding that this is not a security issue or a cyber attack.
They said the issue has not been identified, with the solution also determined, guiding customers to visit the support portal for the latest updates.