Winnipeg airport warns travellers to check flights amid global tech outage

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The Winnipeg Airport Authority has warned passengers to double-check the status of their flights this morning, amid a global technology issue that’s grounded planes and knocked other important systems offline.

Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said that the issue believed to be behind the outage was not a security incident or cyberattack — and that a fix was on the way. The company said the problem occurred when it deployed a faulty update to computers running Microsoft Windows. It has affected airlines, banks, hospitals and media outlets.

In Winnipeg, the airport authority said in a social media post that the outage is affecting multiple airlines and might cause delays or cancellations. The authority also advised travellers not to come to the airport if their flight had been cancelled.