New Delhi. The impact of the technical glitch in Microsoft's services is now visible on India's air services as well. Due to this outage, SpiceJet had to cancel three of its flights operating from Delhi. Apart from this, operation of some other flights was also delayed. However, Air India has clarified that its flight services are operating normally. At the same time, other airlines including Indigo and Akasa Air have advised passengers to be alert and check the status of their flights before reaching the airport.
Three SpiceJet flights from Delhi canceled
The impact of Microsoft outage was seen on SpiceJet flights on Friday morning. The company canceled three flights from Delhi to Pune, Leh and Mumbai. Apart from this, two other SpiceJet flights from Delhi to Darbhanga and Delhi to Mumbai also faced delays.
This caused a lot of trouble to the passengers. Due to sudden flight cancellations and delays, passengers had to change their travel plans.
Air India's flight services were not affected
Meanwhile, Air India said that it is continuously keeping an eye on the technical problem of Microsoft. According to the company, at present its flight services have not been affected by this outage and the communication system is also working normally.
The airline has temporarily diverted email traffic to another network path to ensure uninterrupted delivery of important email messages to passengers. The company says it is responding to passengers' emails within the stipulated 24-hour time frame.
IndiGo and Akasa Air also issued advisory
In view of the Microsoft outage, Indigo and Akasa Air have also issued necessary guidelines for passengers. Both airlines have asked passengers to keep an eye on updates related to their flights.
At the same time, Delhi Airport Administration has also issued advisory for passengers. In this, it is advised to check the flight status before leaving home for the airport.
Be sure to check flight status before going to the airport.
Due to Microsoft's technical glitch, there is a possibility of impact on airline services and their related digital systems. In such a situation, passengers have been advised to check the status of their flight on the official website or app of the concerned airline before reaching the airport.
Especially passengers who have flights on Friday, should keep an eye on information related to flight timings, delays or cancellations, so that last-minute problems can be avoided.