Vancouver International Airport (YVR) is urging would-be travellers to check their flight status Friday as a global Microsoft outage is affecting U.S.-bound flights.
In a statement to CityNews, YVR said the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (USCBP) is “currently experiencing issues with its technology systems. This has affected some U.S.-bound flights from YVR.”
YVR explained the USCBP is “actively working on a solution.” However, long line-ups at check-in counters could be seen Friday morning.
Just after 6:30 a.m., hundreds of people could be seen waiting to enter the customs area as back-ups at CBP delayed screening.
U.S.-based carriers, such as United Airlines and American Airlines are seeing the majority of cancellations and delays, with local airlines operating as usual.
An Air Canada representative told CityNews the airline is not expecting any delays or cancellations due to the tech outage.
YVR is asking all travellers with flight itineraries to the U.S. to “check their flight status with their airline before coming to the airport.”
Meanwhile, NAV CANADA says the global tech outage has not affected its systems.
“We are working closely with our industry partners to understand how we can best support their operations and passengers,” the agency said online. “Passengers should check with their airlines for their flight status.”
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