Microsoft Windows operating system failure has led to a large -scale downtime worldwide, and the Hong Kong International Airport Operation has been fully restored on Saturday (July 20).
Comprehensive Sing Tao Daily and the Internet media "Hong Kong 01" reported that the Hong Kong Airport Authority notified that airline passenger boarding systems affected by Microsoft system failure have resumed normal, and the operation of Hong Kong International Airport has fully recovered.
Affected by a large -scale failure of the Microsoft Windows system on Friday (July 19), at least five airlines in Hong Kong were down due to the passenger boarding service system, and they used hand -registered registered.Hong Kong Express, Cebu Pacific Airlines, Asian Airlines, Blue Airlines and Cool Airlines.
Cathay Pacific's self -service processing facilities have also suspended services because of "problems that cannot be expected to have unpredictable technical suppliers".
Hong Kong Express reported on Saturday morning that of the 24 flights that were originally scheduled to be suspended on the same day, except for four flights to Hong Kong and Taichung and Vietnam, it will be resumed.Taipei, Philippines, Vietnam, Hanggang, Seoul, Fukuoka, and Bangkok (Langman) and other round -trip routes.
The Hong Kong Express Friday night called for passengers to be canceled at the airport without going to the airport and change the itinerary or arrange a refund for free according to the instructions.
In response to the large -scale downtime incident, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government has assigned the deputy director of the deputy government affairs director Zhuo Yongxing to supervise the situation, requiring all government departments to monitor the dynamics of its responsibility, respond to any situation at any time, and report any situation in real time.
Fang Baoqiao, Honorary Chairman of the Hong Kong Information Technology Chamber of Technology, analyzed that CrowDStrike's software update affected Microsoft's cloud service Azure, and many airlines around the world use the system provided by service providers AMADEUS.The Navitaire system was adopted by its subsidiary company, and both of them adopted the Microsoft cloud to appear a "chain reaction".
