ITA Airways said Friday that it was
working to "limit the inconvenience to passengers as much as
possible" after a major global IT outage related to Microsoft
systems caused huge disruption to many sectors, including air
transport.
It said the problem was causing delays and flight cancellations.
Aeroporti di Roma said there were no consequences on the
operational systems at Rome's Fiumicino airport, but delays were
inevitable due to repercussions on flights connecting the US and
Europe.
It there were delays, averaging between 60 and 90 minutes, on
flights regarding New York, Chicago, Detroit, Atlanta, Boston,
Philadelphia, Alicante, Barcelona, London, Manchester and
Edinburgh.
Ftse Russell, the company that manages the Milan stock
exchange's Ftse Mib index, said there had been a delay in
updating the listing early on Friday, probably because of the
outage.
Highways company Autostrade per l'Italia (Aspi) said it had
activated its Business Continuity IT system early on Friday and
had put on extra staff in order to cope with the disruption,
stressing that "the service on the network was always
guaranteed".
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