Major Airlines Around the World Paralyzed For Hours by Computer ‘Network Issue’

Passengers queue at a security check point at Sydney Airport on July 30, 2017. WILLIAM WEST/AFP/Getty Images

Passengers went through long lines and delays at airports around the world as a check-in computer system failed on Thursday morning, Sept. 28.

The failure affected many airlines at major airports around the world simultaneously, including in New York, London, Paris, Melbourne, Singapore, Zurich, and others.