Since this morning, the planes are on the ground and channels can't transmit. Supermarkets and banks are also affected by a “general blackout.” “Blue screens” have been observed on Windows workstations around the world, according to AFP.

The British Channel News from heaven announced that it would not be on the air this Friday morning. “We are trying.” said the outlet's sports presenter, Jacquie Beltrao, on X. In Australia, banks reported problems early on Thursday afternoon: Several banking and supermarket payment systems have been taken offline.. Many media outlets around the world are experiencing distribution difficulties. French channels TF1 and Canal + are also affected. Presenter Christophe Beaugrand apologized to viewers who announced “a gigantic failure in management.”

Estimated delays of up to 10 hours

Across the Atlantic, Many planes remained on the ground on the runway. “whatever their fate” due to outages related to communications services. In Melbourne (Australia), in particular, a “A global technological problem affecting the check-in procedures of some airlines” and advised passengers that “Please allow a little extra time to register”as is also the case in Europe, at Berlin airport, where the German airport specifies on its website that “Many delays are expected due to technical problems”. “There are delays in check-in, Air service had to be suspended until 10 a.m.“.

Rail transport in question

In the UK, Britain's largest rail operator was also hit by computer problems that led the company to possible last minute cancellations.

Parisian airports are “saved”

Technical disruptions are occurring in “all Spanish airports”. For now, Parisian airports seem to be spared. Discomfort at certain scales However, they are expected on the side by Air France. Flights already underway are not affected, the company said, without specifying which destinations were affected. Flights to and from the Paris hubs of Roissy-Charles de Gaulle and Orly, the main entry points into France for the Olympics, are operating normally, according to the website of the ADP group, which manages Paris airports.

Tech giant Microsoft said it was taking “mitigation measures” after an outage affected several global companies. This is believed to be an issue with the Crowdstrike cybersecurity software.