How is the global IT outage impacting local airports?

At East Midlands Airport the IT problems are affecting some systems and processes.

A global IT outage is affecting many places including airports.

Fosse 107 has contacted Birmingham Airport and East Midlands Airport.

Customer Update 👇

Following the IT outage earlier today the majority of our flights are operating as normal but some airlines are still using a manual check-in process. For customers travelling today please continue to check the status of your flight with your airline and turn…

— Birmingham Airport (@bhx_official) July 19, 2024

 A Birmingham Airport spokesperson said: “The majority of flights are operating as normal. However, some check ins are experiencing delays which are being processed by colleagues. For those that have checked in online previously are unaffected. 
 
“This is clearly a rapidly evolving situation. Customers should follow the advice from airlines and we will continue to update passengers throughout the day.”
 

At East Midlands Airport the IT problems are affecting some systems and processes. They are advising that passengers allow more time to check-in at the airport.

ℹ️ 19.07.24 | 2:15pm

Information for passengers travelling from East Midlands Airport.

Further updates will follow. pic.twitter.com/VcN3munmRg

— East Midlands Airport (@EMA_Airport) July 19, 2024

This will be updated when there is more information.