SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Some flights at the Sacramento International Airport have been delayed or canceled Friday amid a worldwide technology outage.
Sacramento International Airport Delays
Sacramento International Airport said as of 5:20 a.m. it remains operational.
"The FAA has issued a ground stop due to a global IT outage affecting several airlines. Please contact your airline before arriving to the airport," Sacramento International Airport said in a post on X.
Check the status of your flight HERE.
"My flight to Charlotte, North Carolina was canceled after we had taxied to the runway," Rhonda L., a passenger at Sacramento International Airport told ABC10.
Airline Updates
As of 4:54 a.m., more than 1,000 flights have been canceled in the U.S. Not all airlines have been impacted by the outages.
The airlines with the highest rate of cancellations and delays so far are Delta and American. Delta has 331 cancellations and 194 delays. In its most recent update, Delta said some flight departures have resumed.
American Airlines
American Airlines said it had restored service as of 2 a.m.
"Earlier this morning, a technical issue with a vendor impacted multiple carriers, including American," the airline posted on X. "As of 5:00 a.m. ET, we have been able to safely re-establish our operation. We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience."
American Airlines issued a travel waiver for customers impacted by the outages. See if you're eligible HERE.
Delta
Around 5 a.m., Delta posted an update saying it had "resumed some flight departures." However, the airline said additional delays and cancelations are expected on Friday.
Delta issued a travel waiver for all customers who booked flights departing Friday, July 19. Find more information on travel waivers and fares HERE.
United Airlines
Around 3:30 a.m., United Airlines said some flights were resuming and the company said it was offering ways for customers to change their plans to account for the delays caused by the outage.
The waiver can be found here. Find more information on changing flights HERE.
CrowdStrike Outage
A global technology outage grounded flights, knocked banks offline and media outlets off air on Friday in a massive disruption that affected companies and services around the world and highlighted dependence on software from a handful of providers.
Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said that the issue believed to be behind the outage was not a security incident or cyberattack.
"CrowdStrike is actively working with customers impacted by a defect found in a single content update for Windows hosts. Mac and Linux hosts are not impacted," the company said in a statement. "This is not a security incident or cyberattack. The issue has been identified, isolated and a fix has been deployed."
The issue affected Microsoft 365 apps and services, and escalating disruptions continued hours after the software company said it was gradually fixing it.
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