DALLAS — The widespread Microsoft tech disruptions caused impacts at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport early Friday morning, as hundreds of travelers navigated problems at check-in, uncertain flight statuses and crowded airport concourses.
The issues were appearing to get back on track by around 5:30 a.m. American Airlines officials shortly before 5 a.m. posted on X that the carrier was "able to safely re-establish our operation," after previously having to ground all flights until tech issues could be resolved.
Other airlines saw similar impacts, including United Airlines and Delta. Delta officials around 5:30 a.m. posted on X that its flights remained "paused" as the airline was "working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible to resume operations."
A representative with American Airlines confirmed Friday morning that a technical issue with CrowdStrike was impacting the airlines.
Flight Aware at 5:45 a.m. was showing 64 total cancellations at DFW Airport on Friday, with 40 additional flights delayed. Most of the cancellations, 51, were on American flights.
While the full scope of the impacts remained unclear, our WFAA crews on Friday morning saw some of the issues first-hand: Travelers trying to check in at airport kiosks would be met with the so-called "blue screen of death" due to the outage. Other travelers reported flight delays and cancellations, while some travelers reported no issues at all.
Here's a look at what some of the travelers were encountering as they tried to check in at the airport, either to print their boarding pass or check luggage:
We're tracking the latest updates and impacts from DFW Airport.
Southwest Airlines, the main carrier at Dallas Love Field, was not impacted by the tech problems Friday morning.
This is a developing story. Check back for more information.
