'Working Intensively to Solve Problem': Lufthansa Says IT Fault Causes Flight Delays, Cancellations Worldwide
News 18Several flights of Lufthansa airline either got delayed or cancelled after Germany’s flagship carrier experienced an IT outage worldwide, the company said on Wednesday. Speaking to the news agency Reuters, a Lufthansa spokesperson said, “There is a group-wide IT system failure.” Stranded passengers at several airports across Germany waited to check in and took to Twitter to share the issues faced. The spokesperson further said the Lufthansa Group, which also includes subsidiaries such as Swiss International Air Lines and Eurowings, was working intensively to solve the problem. We also recommend that you check in as early as possible for your flight.” German news agency dpa said that all of Lufthansa’s domestic flights were cancelled and travellers were asked to move to alternative forms of travel, such as trains.