Why are flights delayed in Texas right now? What passengers need to know

In Texas, American Airlines, Delta Airlines and United Airlines grounded flights less than an hour after Microsoft said it resolved a cloud-services-related outage that impacted several low-cost carriers.

It was not immediately clear whether the call to keep flights from taking off was related to the Microsoft cloud outage.

Austin airport flight delays

The status information provided indicates general airport conditions; it is not flight specific. Check with your airline to determine if your flight is affected, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

• Departure traffic destined for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, GA (ATL), is currently experiencing delays averaging 6 hours and 14 minutes.

• Departure traffic destined for Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Detroit, MI (DTW), is currently experiencing delays averaging 10 minutes.

• Departure traffic destined for La Guardia Airport, New York, NY (LGA), is currently experiencing delays averaging 1 hour and 47 minutes.

• Departure traffic destined for Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport, Minneapolis, MN (MSP), is currently experiencing delays averaging 1 hour and 14 minutes.

Airport cyber attack?

The outages appeared to be linked to an update from cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike, which is used by over half of Fortune 500 companies, the US firm said in a promotional video this year.

In a post on X, CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz said the outage was not a “security incident or cyberattack.”

He said it was connected to a “defect found in a single content update for Windows hosts.” He said the issue has been “identified, isolated and a fix has been deployed.”

El Paso International Airport

The status information provided indicates general airport conditions; it is not flight specific. Check with your airline to determine if your flight is affected, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

• Departure traffic destined for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, GA (ATL), is currently experiencing delays averaging 6 hours and 14 minutes.

• Departure traffic destined for Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Detroit, MI (DTW), is currently experiencing delays averaging 10 minutes.

• Departure traffic destined for La Guardia Airport, New York, NY (LGA), is currently experiencing delays averaging 1 hour and 47 minutes.

• Departure traffic destined for Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport, Minneapolis, MN (MSP), is currently experiencing delays averaging 1 hour and 14 minutes.

DFW airport flight status

The status information provided indicates general airport conditions; it is not flight specific. Check with your airline to determine if your flight is affected, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

• Departure traffic destined for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, GA (ATL), is currently experiencing delays averaging 1 hour and 10 minutes.

• Departure traffic destined for Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Detroit, MI (DTW), is currently experiencing delays averaging 10 minutes.

• Departure traffic destined for Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport, Minneapolis, MN (MSP), is currently experiencing delays averaging 1 hour and 14 minutes.

• Departure traffic destined for Newark International Airport, Newark, NJ (EWR) will not be allowed to depart until at or after 8:30 am CT.

• Departure traffic destined for La Guardia Airport, New York, NY (LGA) will not be allowed to depart until at or after 8:30 am CT.

Due to airline requests, departure traffic destined for all airports will not be allowed to depart until at or after 7 am MT/ 8 am CT.

Houston airport delays

The status information provided indicates general airport conditions; it is not flight specific. Check with your airline to determine if your flight is affected, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

• Departure traffic destined for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, GA (ATL), is currently experiencing delays averaging 1 hour and 10 minutes.

• Departure traffic destined for Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Detroit, MI (DTW), is currently experiencing delays averaging 10 minutes.

• Departure traffic destined for Newark International Airport, Newark, NJ (EWR) is currently experiencing delays averaging 48 minutes.

• Departure traffic destined for Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport, Minneapolis, MN (MSP) is currently experiencing delays averaging 1 hour and 14 minutes.

• Departure traffic destined for La Guardia Airport, New York, NY (LGA), will not be allowed to depart until at or after 8:30 am CDT.

Airport delays today? American Airlines, Delta Airlines and United Airlines affected

Several US carriers, including American Airlines, United Airlines, and Delta Air Lines, issued ground stops for all their flights early on Friday due to communication problems, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

Why were flights canceled and delayed?

An outage affecting Microsoft’s cloud computing platform, Azure, hampered airlines’ operations.

Multiple users reached out to Azure’s support account on X, @AzureSupport, for answers. The account issued this statement in response to user complaints: “Hi, thank you for reaching out. We are aware that some of you are experiencing issues at the moment. Our team is looking into it and working on a resolution.”

What if my flight was canceled?

Reach out to your airline if your flight was disrupted.

Check your flight status before heading to the airport.

Frontier Airlines stated passengers whose flights were affected by the outage can request refunds.

USA Today Network contributed to this report.

This article originally appeared on El Paso Times: Texas airport outages? Delays today? Here’s why flights are canceled