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Narayan Venkatesh
September 12, 2024
The widespread IT system outage caused by CrowdStrike has caused significant disruptions at major airports and airlines across the globe. The outage, which began in the early hours of this morning, has affected everything from check-in systems to baggage handling, leaving thousands of passengers stranded and airline staff scrambling to manage the crisis.
The impact is widespread beyond the travel industry, with retail, healthcare and financial industries also facing issues.
Shipping industry has to brace for issues with their planned crew operations, with seafarers unable to travel or stranded at airports. We’ve compiled a list of airports and airlines that are impacted to make it easier for crewing teams to review the impact, plan a recovery and assist the seafarers that are or will face challenges.
Airport authorities and airlines are advising passengers to check their flight status before heading to the airport. We recommend crewing teams to have an open channel of communications with their manning agents or seafarers directly, to be able to take quick actions as the situation continues to develop.
If the travel has already commenced or is not possible to change, be prepared for potential delays and disruptions to the seafarers.
As this situation continues to develop, we'll update this post with additional information.
Back to blog
Narayan Venkatesh
September 12, 2024
The widespread IT system outage caused by CrowdStrike has caused significant disruptions at major airports and airlines across the globe. The outage, which began in the early hours of this morning, has affected everything from check-in systems to baggage handling, leaving thousands of passengers stranded and airline staff scrambling to manage the crisis.
The impact is widespread beyond the travel industry, with retail, healthcare and financial industries also facing issues.
Shipping industry has to brace for issues with their planned crew operations, with seafarers unable to travel or stranded at airports. We’ve compiled a list of airports and airlines that are impacted to make it easier for crewing teams to review the impact, plan a recovery and assist the seafarers that are or will face challenges.
Airport authorities and airlines are advising passengers to check their flight status before heading to the airport. We recommend crewing teams to have an open channel of communications with their manning agents or seafarers directly, to be able to take quick actions as the situation continues to develop.
If the travel has already commenced or is not possible to change, be prepared for potential delays and disruptions to the seafarers.
As this situation continues to develop, we'll update this post with additional information.
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