Pune Airport Hit by Microsoft Outage, Administration Reports ‘Minor Delays’ in Flight Operations
Pune Airport Hit by Microsoft Outage, Administration Reports 'Minor Delays' in Flight Operations
The global Microsoft Azure outage is causing some delays at Pune Airport, according to the administration on Friday. The impact is minimal, with only a few flights delayed by about 10-15 minutes.
“We have very few flights during the day, so Pune Airport hasn’t faced major issues,” said Pune Airport Director Santosh Dhoke.
Pune Airport, which operates mainly at night due to sharing the runway with the Indian Air Force during the day, has managed to avoid major disruptions. Dhoke mentioned, “Airlines are handling boarding manually due to technical issues, causing minor delays. No significant delays have been reported so far.”
Scenes at Indigo check in counter at Pune International Airport
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Despite the challenges, airlines like IndiGo and SpiceJet have reported significant disruptions due to the outage. As a temporary solution, airlines are issuing handwritten boarding passes to minimize delays.
Due to an interruption in Microsoft's cloud services, there is a global issue affecting various sectors, including the airline systems in India.
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The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the Ministry of Civil Aviation are closely monitoring the situation.
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The aviation ministry has instructed Indian airlines to notify passengers in advance about possible delays to prevent inconvenience. “Airport authorities are implementing on-ground management plans to handle the influx of passengers,” said a Ministry of Civil Aviation spokesperson in a media statement.
