Global IT Outages Ground Flights at California Airports but Emergency Services Remain Online

United, Delta, and American Airlines flights are delayed at LAX, but 911 emergency services remain intact.
Global IT Outages Ground Flights at California Airports but Emergency Services Remain Online
A United airlines plane taxis at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles on Jan. 4, 2024. Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images
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A global computer outage grounded flights in Southern California on Friday morning as reports of possible outages across the nation and the world affected companies including Microsoft and Google on Thursday night.

According to a report from City News Service, Los Angeles International Airport spokeswoman Dae Levin said there were delays on United, Delta, and American Airlines flights on Friday.

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