Flight operations at Davao airport continue amid Microsoft outage
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 19 July) — Flight operations at the Francisco Bangoy International Airport, commonly known as Davao International Airport, still continue despite long queues of passengers due to the worldwide Microsoft outage.
“[There is] no problem with [the airport’s] flight operations,” CAAP-Davao area manager Rex Obcena told MindaNews Friday night.
However, Obcena has not yet responded if this includes arrival and departure times of flights to and from Davao City at the time this story was posted.
In a separate statement posted Friday night, the CAAP said it is readying for an increase in passengers waiting at airports, specifically citing reports from its Davao Region office that “there is already congestion at Davao International Airport Passenger Terminal Building”.
The congestion was “caused by the system issue in Cebu Pacific, leading to delays and two flight cancellations.”
“CAAP is activating irregular operations protocols and closely coordinating with the airlines, PNP Aviation Security Group, and Office for Transportation Security. Additionally, personnel are adding more seating for passengers, personnel at the Malasakit Help desk and medical teams are on standby in the departure area,” the office stated.
Meanwhile, the Aboitiz-led Davao Light and Power Company, the city’s lone electric utility, reported “disruptions due to the outage,” in its Facebook page at 3:26pm on Friday.
“Please expect delays in transactions through our Customer Service Hotline, Facebook pages and in our Service Centers,” it said.
Davao City Water District spokesperson JC Duhaylungsod told MindaNews Friday evening that they were not affected by the recent outage.
On Friday, a global IT outage caused significant disruptions in various industries worldwide.
The incident, linked to a defect in a CrowdStrike content update for Windows hosts, impacted several airports, airlines, banks, and other organizations, leading to temporary closures and operational delays.
CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz confirmed Friday afternoon, Philippine time, that the issue was “not a cyberattack but a defect,” affecting only Windows hosts while Mac and Linux systems remained unaffected.
The company has since deployed a fix and continues to assist affected customers. (Ian Carl Espinosa/MindaNews)
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