More Flight Cancellations and Delays Expected in Wake of Global IT Outage

Some 167 flights scheduled to depart UK airports were axed on Friday.
More Flight Cancellations and Delays Expected in Wake of Global IT Outage
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Flight delays and cancellations are among the disruption expected to continue into the weekend after a global IT outage, as experts warned it could take weeks for systems to fully recover.

A flawed update rolled out by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike knocked many offline around the world on Friday, causing flight and train cancellations and crippling some healthcare systems.