Airline passengers face chaos and uncertainty after massive IT outage

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Crowds are seen building up in an airport lounge at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand.
Crowds build up in Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand after a Microsoft outage impacted businesses globally.

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Chaos Reigns as Global Outage Breaks Everything from Airlines to Emergency Services

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Passengers queue at Gatwick Airport amid a global IT outage on July 19, 2024 in Crawley, United Kingdom.

Photos show the chaos behind the global IT outage that's impacting retailers, flights, and hospitals

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Long lines at Luton Airport, near London, on July 19, 2024, as airlines and other companies reeled from a mass IT outage involving Microsoft and Crowdstrike.
Major airports have reported issues because of the IT outage, with some warning of delays and disruption.

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Some airports were forced to use whiteboards to handwrite flight information due to the global IT outage

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A man stands looking at a piece of paper in front of a whiteboard displaying flight information in an airport lounge.
A whiteboard displaying check-in information in Terminal 1 of Singapore's Changi Airport.

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A passenger who slipped on a puddle of liquor at the airport could get millions for his injuries

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Passengers queue to go through security in departures at Terminal 5 of Heathrow Airport.
Heathrow Airport, where the accident took place.

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The 5 US airports with the longest walks to the gate — and the 5 airports with the shortest

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Travelers pass through a TSA security checkpoint during a winter storm at Denver International Airport on February 22, 2023 in Denver, Colorado.
A TSA security checkpoint at Denver International Airport.

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I visited the first-ever Delta One Lounge, complete with a mini spa, terrace, and full restaurant. It's as bougie as I expected.

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The author standing in front of the bakery at the Delta One Lounge in a blue blazer and holding a glass.
The Delta One Lounge was extremely bougie, but I expect nothing less from the airline hard focused on being the US' most premium option.

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A travel host who flies 100,000 miles a year says airport lounges are overrated

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Left: A woman at a night market with crowds in the background stands holding a bowl of noodles. Right: Inside a lounge with several seating areas and hanging plants from a mezzanine.
Travel host Samantha Brown prefers to hang out in terminals over lounges before a flight because they're less stressful and more fun to explore.

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How to actually enjoy your time at the airport, according to a travel host who flies 100,000 miles a year

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Left: A woman sits on the ground outside of a building with a child and a magazine that says positive thinking Right: Inside an airport terminal with a man on the left walking toward a restaurant stand behind a fountain
Travel host Samantha Brown thinks of airport terminals like malls or cities to make them more enjoyable.

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A Boeing 737 was only 10 feet off the ground as it cleared the runway when a software glitch meant it didn't have enough thrust

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A Tui Airways plane in the air.
A TUI Airways Boeing 737.

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