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.
Airports impacted by outage
| Country |
Airport Name |
IATA Code |
| Australia |
Canberra Airport |
CBR |
| Australia |
Melbourne Airport |
MEL |
| Australia |
Sydney Airport |
SYD |
| Austria |
Vienna International Airport |
VIE |
| Canada |
Toronto Pearson International Airport |
YYZ |
| China |
Hong Kong International Airport |
HKG |
| China |
Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport |
SZX |
| Czech Republic |
Prague Airport |
PRG |
| Germany |
Berlin Brandenburg Airport |
BER |
| Germany |
Hamburg Airport |
HAM |
| Hungary |
Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport |
BUD |
| India |
Bengaluru Kempegowda International Airport |
BLR |
| India |
Chennai International Airport |
MAA |
| India |
Delhi Airport |
DEL |
| India |
Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Airport |
HYD |
| India |
Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport |
BOM |
| Indonesia |
Surabaya Juanda International Airport |
SUB |
| Indonesia |
Yogyakarta International Airport |
YIA |
| Italy |
Pisa International Airport |
PSA |
| Italy |
Rome-Fiumicino International Airport |
FCO |
| Japan |
Tokyo Haneda Airport |
HND |
| Japan |
Tokyo Narita Airport |
NRT |
| Malaysia |
Kuala Lumpur International Airport |
KUL |
| Malaysia |
Penang International Airport |
PEN |
| Netherlands |
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport |
AMS |
| Philippines |
Cebu Mactan International Airport |
CEB |
| Poland |
Warsaw Chopin Airport |
WAW |
| Portugal |
Lisbon Portela Airport |
LIS |
| Romania |
Cluj-Napoca International Airport |
CLJ |
| Romania |
Henri Coandă International Airport (Bucharest) |
OTP |
| Spain |
Multiple Airports |
ABC, ACE, AEI, AGP, ALC, BCN, BIO, BJZ, CDT, CQM, EAS, ECV, FUE, GMZ, GRO, GRX, HSK, IBZ, ILD, LCG, LEI, LEN, LEU, LPA, MAD, MAH, MLN, MJV, ODB, OVD, OZP, PMI, PNA, QSA, REU, RGS, RJL, RMU, ROZ, SCQ, SDR, SLM, SPC, SVQ, TEV, TFN, TFS, TOJ, VDE, VGO, VIT, VLC, VLL, XRY, ZAZ |
| Switzerland |
Zurich Airport |
ZRH |
| Turkey |
Antalya Airport |
AYT |
| Turkey |
Istanbul Airport |
IST |
| United Arab Emirates |
Dubai International Airport |
DXB |
| United Kingdom |
Aberdeen Airport |
ABZ |
| United Kingdom |
Bristol Airport |
BRS |
| United Kingdom |
Edinburgh Airport |
EDI |
| United Kingdom |
Glasgow Airport |
GLA |
| United Kingdom |
Liverpool John Lennon Airport |
LPL |
| United Kingdom |
London Gatwick Airport |
LGW |
| United Kingdom |
London Stansted Airport |
STN |
| United Kingdom |
Manchester Airport |
MAN |
| United Kingdom |
Southampton Airport |
SOU |
| United States |
Boston Logan International Airport |
BOS |
| United States |
Chicago O'Hare International Airport |
ORD |
| United States |
John F. Kennedy International Airport |
JFK |
| United States |
LaGuardia Airport |
LGA |
| United States |
Los Angeles International Airport |
LAX |
| United States |
Newark Liberty International Airport |
EWR |
Airlines impacted by outage
| Airline Name |
Country |
| American Airlines |
United States |
| United Airlines |
United States |
| Delta Air Lines |
United States |
| Allegiant Air |
United States |
| Frontier Airlines |
United States |
| Ryanair |
Ireland |
| KLM |
Netherlands |
| TUI Airways |
United Kingdom |
| EasyJet |
United Kingdom |
| Vueling Airlines |
Spain |
| Cathay Pacific |
Hong Kong (China) |
| Swiss International Air Lines |
Switzerland |
| Turkish Airlines |
Turkey |
| HK Express |
Hong Kong (China) |
| Spirit Airlines |
United States |
| Kenya Airways |
Kenya |
| Eurowings |
Germany |
| Air France |
France |
Moving Forward
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.
