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A n IT issue caused by a faulty update from cybersecurity firm, CrowdStrike is causing massive issues with Windows machines across the world, and airlines seem to be particularly hard hit. 

The issue appears to be putting affected Windows devices into a recovery boot loop that prevents them from starting up properly. 

CrowdStrike is used by business across the globe and the fallout from the IT issue is causing delayed flights, shutdowns and chaos. 

The update caused machines to fail to load this morning (July 19) with many machines getting the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). 

CrowdStrike says it has implemented the fix to the update fault but it sounds like it will only help machines that haven't already been affected. Anything that has already been affected appears to be still be locked down.

Follow our live blog to keep up with the latest airline news. 

Latest Airline Updates

• American Air Lines: American is offering waivers to affected passengers. Some flights still affected
• Alaska Airlines: Alaska appears to have not been impacted by the outage
• British Airways: British Airways has acknowledged the outage and has said that their call centers have also been affected. They do say you can automatically rebook if needed.
• Delta: Delta is issuing waivers to anyone affected by the outage. Some flights have resume but customer reports online still show delays
• United Airlines: United is also issuing waivers. Some flights have been resumed but expect delays.
• Southwest: Like Alaska, Southwest has apparently not been affected by the outage.

British Airways

British Airways has reported that some of their flights may be delayed. Currently, searching flights on their status page shows that a number of flights are delayed, but not all.  

From their website: 

Due to the impact of the global Microsoft IT outage, some of our flights may experience disruption. Our teams are working hard to manage this issue as quickly as possible.

Please visit our  flight status  page for the most up-to-date information on your flight. We apologise for any potential impact to your travel plans. 

If you have a connecting flight as part of the same ticket and there’s a chance you may miss your connection, we'll automatically rebook your onward journey. Please check  Manage My Booking . 

Our call centres are also experiencing issues. We’ve introduced greater flexibility on ba.com for customers travelling today on our short-haul network. This flexibility will enable you to make changes to your booking via  Manage My Booking  free of charge.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

United Airlines is issuing waiver s for any flights affected by the outage. It includes flights to airports across the United States including LAX in Los Angeles, O'Hare in Chicago and Orlando. 

From their website: "You can reschedule your trip and we’ll waive change fees and fare differences. But, your new flight must be a United flight departing between July 18, 2024 and July 25, 2024. Tickets must be in the same cabin and between the same cities as originally booked."

American Airlines

American Airlines is also issuing waivers for flights affected by the outage. The list of cities isn't as big as United's but it does cover most major ports across the county.

From their website - 

The change fee is waved if: 

• Are traveling on an American Airlines flight 
• Are booked in any fare class, including Basic Economy 
• Bought your ticket by July 18, 2024 
• Are scheduled to travel July 19, 2024 
• Can travel July 18 - July 25, 2024 
• Don’t change your origin or destination city 
• Rebook in the same cabin or pay the difference

This interesting video shows how the CrowdStrike/Microsoft outage affected plane traffic in the United States over a 12-hour period. It specifically looks at American Airlines, Delta and United. Southwest is apparently not affected.

Delta Air Lines

Delta joins the affected air lines offering waivers to travelers hit by delays. Their waivers are similar to ones we've already seen from American and United.

• A fare difference may apply when the waiver is class to class restrictive and the original booking class is not maintained in the rebooked itinerary.
• When rebooked travel occurs after July 24, 2024, a difference in fare may apply.
• If travel is not able to be rescheduled within these guidelines, customers may cancel their reservation and apply any unused value of the ticket toward the purchase of a new ticket for a period of one year from the original ticket issuance.  Applicable fare difference may apply for new travel dates. Final travel must be completed by end of ticket validity.
• *When rescheduled travel occurs beyond July 24, 2024, the change fee will be waived. However, a difference in fare may apply. Final travel must be completed by end of ticket validity, one year from date of original issue. If travel is not able to be rescheduled within these guidelines, customers may cancel their reservation and apply any unused value of the ticket toward the purchase of a new ticket for a period of one year from the original ticket issuance. Applicable change fee and fare

Alaska Airlines

Smaller airlines like Alaska and JetBlue don't seem to be affected. On X , Alaska responded to a customer saying that their systems are not impacted by the outage but that busy airports and travelers being funneled from other flights have caused some delays.

Spirit Airlines issued a travel advisory saying that the outage was affecting their reservations and airport systems. 

"If your flight is cancelled, you have the option to receive a refund, reservation credit, or to be rebooked on another Spirit flight. If your flight has been delayed by more than 2 hours, you can be rebooked on another Spirit flight, or receive a reservation credit or a refund if you do not wish to fly. To receive a refund, please chat with us through SMS directly at 833-417-5700 or visit  www.spirit.com/help . "

They said that airport staff cannot assist with rebooking at the moment. 

Spirit Airlines

Over on Reddit , a number of alleged pilots are sharing their experiences with the outage and how its affecting flights that they are a part of.

One Redditor claimed:

Boarding is taking about 5x as long currently since each passenger has to be manually checked in and accounted for. Got called out for a day turn on reserve, packed a 3 day bag.

Another said: 

Had to park at a remote stand because the airport closed all the gate positions. Heard people asking if LOWW was closed and that was it. Didnt even notice something happend until turning airplane mode off.

It mostly seems like delays for those who are working and rerouting or people are being sent home.

A New York Times report claims that at some of the largest airports in the world, officials have been manually checking in passengers. In India, people were getting handwritten boarding passes. 

US Department of Transportation

The FAA and the US Department of Transportation are monitoring the outage and earlier today the Department of Transportation reminded travelers taht there is a FlightRights.gov tool to navigate airline responsibilities.

It was reported by the NY Times that airlines were reluctant to issue waivers for the outage but that the Transportation bureau claimed that the outage could be considered within an airline's control. After that waivers began appearing.

Nothing appears to have changed for affected airlines. There are still delays. But Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadella has acknowledged the outage and says the company is working with CrowdStrike to fix the issue.

Here are some of the affected airports according to a CNN report : 

• Passengers traveling through  Los Angeles International Airport  are experiencing a “mixed bag” of delays and cancellations due to the tech outage, an airport spokesperson told CNN.
• At  Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport  airside operations are working, although some customer-facing airlines “are dealing with a few challenges,” amid the ongoing  global computer outage , Andrew Gobeil, who oversees public affairs outreach at the airport, told CNN.
• At  Dallas Fort Worth International Airport  officials “anticipate significant delays and cancellations throughout the day,”  the airport said . “We ask customers to verify your flight status with your airline prior to heading to the airport. Longer lines are possible so allow extra time.”
• Chicago O’Hare International Airport  advised passengers to check their flight status directly with their carrier due to the tech issues. “Longer lines and wait times are possible, please allow extra time,”  it said .
• John F. Kennedy International Airport  said :  “The Port Authority is not affected by the ongoing global network outage, but some airlines are experiencing delays/cancellations. DO NOT head to the airport unless your flight status is confirmed,” according to an  airport post on X . That guidance applies to  LaGuardia  and  Newark  airports as well.
• Philadelphia International Airport  said passengers should expect delays and cancellations on Friday.
• Charlotte Douglas International Airport  advised passengers not to come to the airport “unless they have confirmed their flight information with the airline.”
• Miami International Airport   advised  that US Customs and Border Patrol operations are being affected nationwide, “so international passenger arrivals are currently being processed manually at a slower pace.”

The website FlightRader24 keeps track of planes around the world and airports. While the main flight tracker shows hundreds of planes in the air, the airport disruption map they have shows airports across the country with delays.

The map above shows disrupted airports regarding departs. Green is okay, yellow means that there are minor delays with some cancellations. Red means major delays and cancellations.

Planes that already in the air should be fine, but as you can see mutliple airports are experiencing delays. The hardest hit in both arrivals and departures appears to be Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson airport and all three of the major airports in New York City. 

United released an update saying that some flights have resumed but they don't know when all flights will fully be back on schedule.

2024 British Open tee times: When second round begins for golf's final major of 2024

The second round of the 2024 British Open will start in earnest with several names still in the hunt for the Claret Jug.

A congested leaderboard is topped by Englander Daniel Brown, who sits at 6 under , one stroke ahead of Shane Lowry of Ireland and two ahead of American Justin Thomas. There are seven more golfers (including PGA Championship winner Xander Schauffele) within four strokes of Brown, and another seven (including Masters winner Scottie Scheffler) who are one stroke behind them.

Tiger Woods, on the other hand, is much further down that list and in desperate need of a miracle round to avoid missing the cut. Woods shot 8 over par during a first round that included two double bogeys. Woods hasn't finished higher than a tie for 37th in any major since winning the 2019 Masters and has withdrawn from or missed the cut in five of the past six majors he's played.

Here are the tee times and more information to know for the second round of The Open:

British Open tee times for second round

All times Eastern

1:35 a.m. — Ewen Ferguson, Marcel Siem

1:46 a.m. — CT Pan, Romain Langasque, Yuto Katsuragawa

1;57 a.m. — Rikuya Hoshino, Angel Hidalgo, Richard Mansell

2:08 a.m. — Corey Conners, Ryan Fox, Jorge Campillo

2:19 a.m. — Ernie Els, Gary Woodland, Altin van der Merwe (a)

2:30 a.m. — Henrik Stenson, Rasmus Hojgaard, Jacob Skov Olesen (a)

2:41 a.m. — Louis Oosthuizen, Billy Horschel, Victor Perez

2:52 a.m. — Sepp Straka, Brendon Todd, Jordan Smith

3:03 a.m. — Denny McCarthy, Taylor Moore, Adrian Meronk

3:14 a.m. — Jason Day, Byeong Hun An, Rickie Fowler

3:25 a.m. — Alex Cejka, Eric Cole, Kurt Kitayama

3:36 a.m. — Darren Clarke, JT Poston, Dean Burmester

3:47 a.m. — Phil Mickelson, Joost Luiten, Dustin Johnson

4:03 a.m. — Padraig Harrington, Davis Thompson, Matthew Jordan

4:14 a.m. — Wyndham Clark, Hideki Matsuyama, Brooks Koepka

4:25 a.m. — Tiger Woods, Xander Schauffele, Patrick Cantlay

4:36 a.m. — Collin Morikawa, Sam Burns, Si Woo Kim

4:47 a.m. — Shane Lowry, Cameron Smith, Matt Fitzpatrick

4:58 a.m. — Jordan Spieth, Scottie Scheffler, Cameron Young

5:09 a.m. — Akshay Bhatia, Tom Hoge, Sami Valimaki

5:20 a.m. — Emiliano Grillo, Ben Griffin, Mackenzie Hughes

5:31 a.m. — Yannik Paul, Joe Dean, Andy Ogletree

5:42 a.m. — Ryan van Velzen, Charlie Lindh, Luis Masaveu (a)

5:53 a.m. — Kazuma Kobori, Jaime Montojo Fernandez (a), Liam Nolan (a)

6:04 a.m. — Daniel Brown, Denwit David Boriboonsub, Matthew Dodd-Berry (a)

6:15 a.m. — Jeunghun Wang, Aguri Iwasaki, Sam Horsfield

6:26 a.m. — Justin Leonard, Todd Hamilton, Jack McDonald

6:47 a.m. — Tom McKibbin, Alex Noren, Calum Scott (a)

6:58 a.m. — Jesper Svensson, Vincent Norrman, Michael Hendry

7:09 a.m. — Younghan Song, Daniel Hillier, Ryosuke Kinoshita

7:20 a.m. — Min Woo Lee, Ryo Hisatsune, Abraham Ancer

7:31 a.m. — Nicolai Hojgaard, Adam Scott, Keita Nakajima

7:42 a.m. — Francesco Molinari, Justin Rose, Jasper Stubbs (a)

7:53 a.m. — Justin Thomas, Sungjae Im, Matthew Southgate

8:04 a.m. — Nick Taylor, Matt Wallace, Laurie Canter

8:15 a.m. — Sebastian Soderberg, Matteo Manassero, Shubhankar Sharma

8:26 a.m. — Zach Johnson, Austin Eckroat, Thorbjorn Olesen

8:37 a.m. — John Daly, Santiago de la Fuente (a), Aaron Rai

8:48 a.m. — Stewart Cink, Chris Kirk, Dominic Clemons (a)

9:04 a.m. — Stephan Jaeger, Adam Schenk, Joaquin Niemann

9:15 a.m. — Adam Hadwin, Lucas Glover, Christiaan Bezuidenhout

9:26 a.m. — Tony Finau, Russell Henley, Matthieu Pavon

9:37 a.m. — Jon Rahm, Tommy Fleetwood, Robert MacIntyre

9:48 a.m. — Ludvig Åberg, Bryson DeChambeau, Tom Kim

9:59 a.m. — Brian Harman, Viktor Hovland, Sahith Theegala

10:10 a.m. — Rory McIlroy, Max Homa, Tyrrell Hatton

10:21 a.m. — Keegan Bradley, Will Zalatoris, Gordon Sargent (a)

10:32 a.m. — Harris English, Maverick McNealy, Alexander Bjork

10:43 a.m. — Guido Migliozzi, Sean Crocker, Tommy Morrison (a)

10:54 a.m. — David Puig, John Catlin, Guntaek Koh

11:05 a.m. — Thriston Lawrence, Daniel Bradbury, Elvis Smylie

11:16 a.m. — Nacho Elvira, Minkyu Kim, Darren Fichardt

11:27 a.m. – Mason Andersen, Masahiro Kawamura, Sam Hutsby

How to watch British Open on TV

The Open will be broadcast live on NBC and on USA Network, with coverage also on NBC's  Peacock  streaming service. The broadcast schedule is as follows (all times Eastern):

Round 2: Friday, July 19

• 1:30 a.m.- 4 a.m.: Peacock
• 4 a.m.-3 p.m.: USA Network
• 3 p.m.-4:15 p.m.: Peacock

Round 3: Saturday, July 20

• 5 a.m.-7 a.m.: Peacock
• 7 a.m.- 3 p.m.: NBC/Peacock

Round 4: Sunday, July 21

• 4 a.m.-7 a.m.: Peacock
• 7 a.m.- 2 p.m.: NBC/Peacock

How to stream British Open

Live coverage and featured groups can be followed on the live stream on  Peacock .

British Open leaderboard

• 1. Daniel Brown -6
• 2. Shane Lowry -5
• 3. Justin Thomas -3
• T4. Justin Rose -2
• T4. Joe Dean -2
• T4. Russell Henley -2
• T4. Nicolai Hojgaard -2
• T4. Xander Schauffele -2
• T4. Alex Noren -2
• T4. Mackenzie Hughes -2
• 7 others tied at -1

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