CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WKBW) — A major technology outage Friday morning delayed and canceled flights across the world, including at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport, but by 10 a.m. operations were just about back to normal.
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Multiple flights that were supposed to depart around 6 a.m. were delayed by three hours or more.
Delta had multiple flights delayed by three hours or more. United had two flights headed to Washington-Dulles on Friday morning, one was delayed by three hours and the other was canceled.
Flights were supposed to go out at around 6:15 a.m.," said James Harrison, of Houston, Texas. "It's been delayed all day, I think I have a 3:15 p.m. out this afternoon to Dulles."
An airport spokeswoman urges travelers to check in with their airlines before arriving at the airport, as layovers could be impacted.
New York's Chief Cyber Officer and a former FBI agent who is now a cyber expert joined Voices on Friday to discuss the outage. You can watch the full conversation below.
