Effects in the North - Tui travel group affected by global IT disruptions
Global computer issues have had minimal impact in Lower Saxony and Bremen so far. A spokesperson for the Interior Ministry in Hannover stated that the Lower Saxony authorities were not affected. According to media reports, a glitch in a program update from IT security firm Crowdstrike is suspected to be the cause. The software is not in use in Lower Saxony, according to the Interior Ministry.
Hannover Airport also reported no computer problems. However, five planes, whose original destination was Berlin, landed at Hannover Airport in the morning. The airport in Berlin had to temporarily halt operations due to the global IT disruptions. A spokesperson for Hannover Airport advised passengers to contact their airline or travel agent regarding potential delays.
The global IT disruption affected Tui and its subsidiary Tuifly as well. However, there have been no flight cancellations, according to a Tui spokesperson in Hannover speaking to dpa. Concrete effects cannot be determined yet.
Tui is affected both directly and indirectly, meaning in its own IT and additionally through airport disruptions it flies to. "We are working on it and trying to minimize the consequences," the spokesperson said. The corporate IT is working under pressure to bypass IT processes that were not running due to the disruption.
No disruptions reported in Bremen
Bremen Airport initially reported no disruptions. Most state authorities in Bremen were also not affected by the computer problems, according to a Senate spokesperson.
In other countries, besides air travel, the operations of banks and hospitals were disrupted according to media reports. There were no reports of computer problems from Lower Saxony clinics, according to a spokesperson for the Health Ministry in Hannover.
- The regional authority in Bremen has not reported any issues related to the global computer problems affecting various sectors in Germany.
- TUI's offices in Hannover have also been unaffected by the computer problem that caused widespread disruptions in air traffic and other sectors.
- Despite the global IT disruptions affecting numerous flights, Hannover-Langenhagen Airport in Hannover, Germany, has managed to handle its operations efficiently, with no reported computer problems.
- The Lower Saxony government, headquartered in Hannover, was not impacted by the suspected glitch in a Crowdstrike program update, which has affected other regions and countries.
- In response to the IT disruptions that have affected air traffic and various sectors, the German government is working closely with airports and travel agents to manage journey complications.
- The lack of computer problems reported at Hannover Airport has not affected TUI's flights to and from Berlin, ensuring that their schedule remains relatively unaffected.
- Despite widespread issues with computer systems across the world, Lower Saxony's clinics operating in Bremen have not reported any problems, as reported by a spokesperson from the Health Ministry in Hannover.
