Hong Kong International Airport has returned to normal operations following a significant IT outage caused by a security software update error. The disruption impacted global computer systems across various industries, including banking and media.
Impact of the Outage
On Friday, the massive IT outage affected passenger check-in systems at numerous airlines. However, these systems are now back to normal, as reported by CCTV via a Weibo post citing Airport Authority Hong Kong.
Temporary Measures and Global Impact
During the outage, airlines at Hong Kong International Airport switched to manual check-in procedures. Despite these temporary measures, flight operations remained unaffected. Globally, the outage led to the cancellation of 5,000 out of 110,000 scheduled commercial flights on Friday.