MoS Murlidhar Mohol on Microsoft Outage: Issue resolved, flight schedule being followed now

Pune (Maharashtra): A day after the Microsoft outage severely impacted flight operations across the country, Union Minister of State, Murlidhar Mohol said on Saturday that passengers are no longer facing any issues and that flight schedules are being adhered to as usual.

Outage Impacted Various Sectors

The outage had impacted various sectors, causing significant delays and inconvenience to passengers.

MoS Claims Normalcy Restored

However, with the resolution of the issue, normalcy has been restored, Murlidhar Mohol, MoS for the Ministry of Civil Aviation confirmed.

Speaking to ANI, Mohol said, "Today the Microsoft issue has also been solved. The schedule like before is being followed now in the whole country again, and passengers are not facing any trouble. The DGCA has said that flight operations have begun normally again. Yesterday the whole system collapsed, but it is okay now."

Passenger Struggles Continue

Meanwhile, passengers at various airports across the country were seen facing issues for the second day. Many passengers were seen waiting outside the airport following the global Microsoft outage on Friday. Passengers at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai complained about the difficulties they faced.

Complaints from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport

A passenger said they faced a lot of problems because of the outrage, adding that he had not slept the whole night. "I was travelling from Mumbai to Bengaluru yesterday. The flight got cancelled...Although we were provided with the service, they did not accommodate us. We had to wait for the whole night and have not slept for the whole night," the passenger said.

Chennai Airport Also Affected

Meanwhile, Chennai Airport flights also faced disruptions as air traffic was affected due to the blue screen error for the second day.

(With ANI inputs)