Loganair says flights ‘unaffected’ by global IT issue

LOGANAIR says its flights remain unaffected by IT issues being experienced around the world this morning (Friday) which is affecting sectors like transport and banking.

However, some airports on the mainland are reporting issues – with Edinburgh for example saying the wait at security there is around one hour as a result.

The Aberdeen and Glasgow airports said they are “largely unaffected” but at present a small number of airlines have moved to manual check-in and some retailers are only accepting cash payments.

However they added: “There is likely to be a knock-on impact due to issues elsewhere which could result in some delays later in the day. We would advise passengers to check the status of their flights before travelling to the airport.”

Loganair said in a statement this morning: “We are aware of IT outages being reported globally.

“Loganair flights remain unaffected and our operations team will continue to monitor this issue. Loganair expects all our flights to operate as scheduled.

“We recommend you arrive at the airport at least two hours prior to your flight to ensure your airport journey is smooth. We thank our customers for their patience.”

Loganair said the status of the flights can be viewed here. HIAL airports are unaffected.

Many flights across the world have been grounded as a result of the issue, with the train operators also affected. Some GP surgeries in England are also having problems with booking systems.

The issue has affected Microsoft devices, with cybersecurity software firm Crowdstrike said there has been a “defect found in a single content update for Windows hosts”.

The Clickimin and Unst leisure centres posted on Facebook about issues with card machines earlier this morning.

The Clickimin said shortly before 1pm that its machines were back up and running.

NorthLink has advised passengers that there is a “high possibility” card payments will not be able to be taken on board sailings tonight (Friday).

NHS Shetland have advised staff that if a fire alarm activates the fire service will need to be called manually on 999. The health board said officials think this is linked to the global IT issue.

Shetland Islands Council is not reporting any issues.