Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Feb 15: Massive flight delays and disruptions have been caused by an IT issue at Germany’s flag carrier Lufthansa, the company said on Wednesday. It added that the origin of the issue was yet unknown.
“There is a group-wide IT system failure,” a Lufthansa spokesperson told Reuters.
Lufthansa airlines affected by an IT outage causing flight delays and cancellations pic.twitter.com/mLQku9z9Du
— ANI (@ANI) February 15, 2023
Further details awaited.
In response to an IT system failure, Lufthansa Airlines tweeted that flight operations have been suspended. The disaster was brought about by the ongoing building in Frankfurt, Germany. Additionally, the airlines advised German domestic travellers to arrange train tickets instead and request a refund from them.
When the flights will resume their regularly scheduled operations is unknown, according to Lufthansa. Nevertheless, they have stated that the group is attempting to find a solution.
“Important information on flight disruption: As of this morning the airlines of the Lufthansa Group are affected by an IT outage, caused by construction work in the Frankfurt region. Unfortunately, this has led to flight delays and cancellations. We are working on a solution swiftly. Until then we ask all affected guests flying on domestic LH flights in Germany to book a train ticket and request a refund,” the tweets read.
⚠️Important information on flight disruption: As of this morning the airlines of the Lufthansa Group are affected by an IT outage, caused by construction work in the Frankfurt region. Unfortunately, this has led to flight delays and cancellations. We are working on –
— Lufthansa (@lufthansa) February 15, 2023
