The global outage is also impacting systems for some airlines that fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, officials said with the airport.
A widespread technology outage grounded flights, knocked banks offline and media outlets off air on Friday in a massive disruption that affected companies and services around the world and highlighted dependence on software from a handful of providers. Officials are telling travelers to check their airlines for the latest flight information and to give themselves extra time when arriving at the airport. Sea-Tac Airport did not say how many and which airlines or flights were affected.
Cyber expert James Bore told the Associated Press that the real harm would be caused by the outage because systems we’ve come to rely on at critical times are not going to be available. Hospitals, for example, will struggle to sort out appointments and those who need care may not get it."There are going to be deaths because of this. It’s inevitable,’’ Bore said. "We’ve got so many systems tied up with this.
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