Hyderabad: The Microsoft Azure outage has significantly disrupted airline operations at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), leading to the cancellation of 36 domestic flights on Friday. This includes 19 departures and 17 arrivals, affecting routes to cities like Tirupati, Visakhapatnam, Bangalore, Cochin, Coimbatore, Thiruvananthapuram, Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar, Raipur, and Jaipur.

The outage impacted major carriers such as IndiGo, Akasa Air, Air India, and SpiceJet. Passengers faced long queues, difficulties in checking in bags, and issues obtaining boarding passes. Many were seeking information about refunds and service restorations, experiencing considerable inconvenience.

 The global Microsoft outage is causing widespread disruptions across multiple sectors, including aviation, banking, and retail, affecting millions worldwide. Key impacts include:

1. Aviation:
   • India: Major airlines (Vistara, IndiGo, SpiceJet, Akasa Air) face booking, check-in, and flight update issues, resorting to manual processes. Delhi and Bengaluru airports report significant disruptions, with Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu directing airports to provide extra amenities for affected passengers.
   • Australia: Virgin Australia halts all flights at Sydney Airport; Melbourne Airport faces check-in problems.
   • US: FAA grounds flights from major airlines (Delta, United, American Airlines) due to communication issues.
   • Europe: Amsterdam, Berlin Brandenburg, and Zurich airports experience check-in delays and flight cancellations.
2. Retail:
   • Australia: Woolworths supermarkets’ checkout systems fail, causing card payment issues.
3. Broadcasting and Emergency Services:
   • Australia: ABC News 24 struggles with news packages; police systems go down.
   • US: 911 emergency services in several states are disrupted; British channel Sky News goes off air.
4. Financial Markets:
   • The London Stock Exchange is affected.
5. Technical Issues:
   • Millions of Windows users experience the Blue Screen of Death, causing repeated computer restarts and data loss.

The outage underscores the critical reliance on Microsoft’s infrastructure across various sectors globally. Authorities and service providers are working to mitigate disruptions and restore normal operations.

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