Ryanair is asking passengers who have had their flights cancelled due to a global IT outage to leave the airport and return home.
UK airports have been thrown into chaos after an issue with a Microsoft Windows update sparked a global IT outage. The chief executive of cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said a "bug" related to a software update was the cause of the outage and it was "not a security incident or cyber attack".
Long queues have formed at airports including Manchester, Gatwick, Luton and Edinburgh after a number of flights were cancelled, with airlines switching to manual check in.
Aviation analytics company Cirium said 1,396 flights have been cancelled globally, including 43 UK departures. READ MORE: Fresh warning issued to holidaymakers amid global IT outage chaos Ryanair issued a statement earlier today asking passengers to arrive early for their flights to avoid disruption.
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