{"id":41308,"date":"2024-07-19T11:15:17","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T11:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/it-outage-gps-pharmacies-and-airports-in-uk-affected\/"},"modified":"2024-07-19T11:15:17","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T11:15:17","slug":"it-outage-gps-pharmacies-and-airports-in-uk-affected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/?p=41308","title":{"rendered":"IT outage: GPs, pharmacies and airports in UK affected"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Long queues have been reported at airports, and British Airways says some of its flights are &#8220;likely to experience disruption&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The UK&#8217;s largest airport, Heathrow, said the outage was affecting &#8220;select systems&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Flights are operational and we are implementing contingency plans to minimise any impact on journeys.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Some flights into the UK have also been disrupted. Jemma Wheeler, 30, said her family of five was stuck at Palma de Mallorca Airport after the IT issues caused delays at check-in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;We thought it was a quick, two-hour flight and we would be back in no time to enjoy the nice weather at home,&#8221; she told the BBC. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Those waiting for their flights are being urged to keep an eye on communications from their airlines and to keep essential items in their carry-on if they check in bags.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Train services are still running, although the National Rail Enquiries website has warned of &#8220;widespread IT issues across the entire network&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">It said this could potentially lead to &#8220;short-notice train cancellations&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Additionally, other key systems, including real-time customer information platforms, are also affected,&#8221; it added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">It said services run by Gatwick Express, Great Northern, Southern and Thameslink  may see alterations and cancellations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">British TV channels Sky News and CBBC are now both back on air after having been affected. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cp0823lz4j7o\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Long queues have been reported at airports, and British Airways says some of its flights are&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":41312,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[1439,1438,1436,1435,1437],"class_list":["post-41308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","tag-affected","tag-airports","tag-gps","tag-outage","tag-pharmacies"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.0 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - 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