AKIPRESS.COM - Airline carriers, television and radio broadcasters, and banks in various countries have reported operational problems due to global Microsoft outage, BBC News and The Guardian reported.

Problems have been reported in the US, UK, India, New Zealand, and Australia, among others.

Several major airlines announced suspension of flights due to the failure, including American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Airlines and Frontier Airlines, Reuters reports, citing the companies' press services. The Turkish company Turkish Airlines and the Indian SpiceJet also reported problems with booking tickets and check-in.

Berlin Airport said that "due to technical problems, check-in for flights will be delayed." Melbourne Airport has warned passengers of a "global technology issue that is impacting the check-in process for some airlines" and advised passengers to "allow a little extra time for check-in".

According to Register, the failure is due to an error in an update from information security solution provider CrowdStrike. Users are complaining about the blue screen of death on Windows 10 devices.

“CrowdStrike is aware of reports of outages on Windows hosts related to the Falcon program. Symptoms include hosts experiencing a bugcheckblue screen error related to the Falcon sensor,” the publication quotes the company as saying.

Falcon Sensor is a security system that CrowdStrike claims blocks cyberattacks.