A MAJOR European airline has been forced to cancel flights due to an IT outage.
German airline Lufthansa confirmed that passengers should affect delays and cancellations due to the problem.
ReutersLufthansa flights have been cancelled this morning due to an IT outage[/caption]
A spokesperson confirmed: “Currently, the airlines of the Lufthansa Group are affected by an IT outage.
“This is causing flight delays and cancellations.
“We regret the inconvenience this is causing our passengers.”
Passengers at Frankfurt Airport complained on social media that they were not being informed of what was happening.
One person asked: “Can we get official information on the situation with the @Airport_FRA computer system?
“It seems like it’s down and there are extensive delays, even though none of it is being reported on or described online.”
Another said: “Great! Complete outage , staff on site has no clue what’s up.”
Others said that planes were being boarded manually, but they wouldn’t be able to depart without the system being operational.
Someone else added: “They are Talking about getting everything organized manually – pen and paper like back in the 80s. But departures need the system.”
The number of flights being cancelled has not yet been confirmed.
However, thousands of passengers have been affected by the outage this morning already.
GettyPassengers have complained about being left in the dark about whether their flights have been affected.[/caption]