Riga Airport is currently operating as usual, however, due to global IT problems, changes in flight schedules, delays and cancellations are possible. Passengers were urged to monitor the latest information and contact their airlines in case of flight changes, representatives of Riga Airport noted in a conversation with the Delfi portal. The Swiss Federal Office for Cyber Security told the Reuters news agency that a faulty update or misconfiguration by cybersecurity company CrowdStrike. More than 1,000 flights were canceled worldwide today, according to data analytics firm Cirium. The company also said today was set to be the busiest day for flights out of the UK so far this year, with more than 3,200 scheduled departures – the highest number of daily departures since October 2019. Let us remind you that today air carriers, television and radio broadcasting companies, and banks in various countries reported problems with their work due to the failure of devices running on the Windows system. BBC News and The Guardian write about this, citing Meduza. As The Verge notes, Windows computers show users a “blue screen of death.” Problems have been reported in the US, UK, India, New Zealand and Australia, among others. The Verge reports that the problems are related to an update from cybersecurity company CrowdStrike. The company said it discovered the problem and canceled the faulty update. The Verge suggests that this "will not help devices that are already affected." Major American airlines, including Delta, United and American Airlines, have suspended flights due to communication problems, CNN reports. Berlin Airport said that "due to technical problems, check-in for flights will be delayed." Melbourne Airport has warned passengers of a "global technology issue that is impacting the check-in process for some airlines" and advised passengers to "allow a little extra time for check-in". Ryanair has advised passengers to arrive at airports at least three hours before departure. "We are currently experiencing network problems due to a global outage of third-party IT systems that are beyond our control. We advise all passengers to arrive at the airport at least three hours before the scheduled departure time," the carrier said in a statement. The British TV channel Sky News went off air due to technical problems. Earlier, the company said that they were unable to carry out the morning broadcast. Amsterdam's Schiphol airport, one of Europe's busiest airports, has announced that a computer glitch has affected incoming and outgoing flights. AENA, which operates airports in Spain, said flight delays were due to a "global computer system failure."
