Flights Resume After Major Microsoft Outage

Global airline disruptions linked to an antivirus update caused over 8.5 million Windows devices to crash. Flights resumed by Saturday, with restored check-ins in Asia and the US. Experts urge better tech infrastructure resilience.

A widespread IT crash caused by an antivirus program update led to global airline disruptions, affecting over 8.5 million Windows devices.

By Saturday, flights resumed in the US and across Asia after Friday's cancellations, including restored check-in services in Hong Kong, South Korea, and Thailand.

The crash affected critical services worldwide, including health services and media companies, with an increase in scam attempts reported.

CrowdStrike issued an apology and a fix, while experts call for better resilience in tech infrastructure.