XNA faces flight delays from global disruptions

HIGHFILL, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — UPDATE : As of 8:30 a.m. XNA has had more flights depart. There are still delays, according to the website.

HIGHFILL, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — UPDATE : The first flight took off close to 6:30 a.m.

HIGHFILL, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Long lines are not typically seen at the regional airport at XNA. But this morning flyers are being impacted by a global Microsoft outage.

Multiple XNA flights are delayed at this time, according to the XNA website. NBC News has reported that several flights have been grounded worldwide as the outage affected Windows PCs.

American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines have all grounded stops Friday morning. Delta ordered a “global ground stop,” said Rep. Eric Swalwell, a member of the House subcommittee on cybersecurity.

A user-reported internet outage website has multiple banks, airlines and Amazon as down.

XNA spokesperson said that there is a national ground stop with legacy carriers. XNA is processing passengers through security. “The ground stop could lift at any moment.”

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