One of the world's largest airlines has warned flights from Norwich could face disruption.
People taking Ryanair flights from the city's airport have been warned they may face delays due to an ongoing global IT outage.
The airline said in a statement: “We’re currently experiencing disruption across the network due to a global third-party IT outage which is out of our control.
“We advise all passengers to arrive at the airport at least three hours before their scheduled departure time.
"We regret any inconvenience caused to passengers by this third-party IT issue, which is outside of Ryanair’s control and affects all airlines operating across the network.”
Two Ryanair flights are departing from the airport today, heading to Malta and Alicante, with two more arriving from the same destinations.
The first flight of the day from Malta experienced delays scheduled to land at 9.15 but is expected to be 15 minutes late.
⚠️ We are aware of the mass IT outage. Some of our stations are affected by this & it is being investigated with high importance.
— Greater Anglia (@greateranglia) July 19, 2024
Station staff will be aware & able to assist.
If you have any questions we are happy to help.
As soon as we have an update we will inform you. pic.twitter.com/aLrqTPDD4r
IT giant Microsoft confirmed it was investigating an “issue” with its 365 apps and operating systems and although it said it had recovered some services, warned that the issue was ongoing.
Greater Anglia has also warned some its stations have been hit by the outage.
The outage also caused Sky News to be taken off air as it continues to affect a large variety of organisations.
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