More than 150 flights had been cancelled, and hundreds more had been delayed as of Friday morning.
CHICAGO -- A global Microsoft outage caused by a technical problem at cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike has forced airlines to cancel or delay hundreds of flights at O'Hare and Midway airports in Chicago .According to the Chicago Department of Aviation, as of 9:30 a.m., a total of 150 flights have been cancelled at O' Hare International Airport , and seven have been cancelled at Midway International Airport .
But as they work to restore their systems, many planes are being held...at their departure airports.Those flights that are already airborne will continue to their destinations.American Airlines said a technical issue with a vendor did affect them, but they were able to re-establish their operations around 6 a.m.One family visiting Chicago from France was planning to head to Washington D.C. for a few days before returning home to France, but their flight to D.C. has been cancelled.
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