Dozens Of MSP Flights Canceled Due To Nationwide Cyber Outage

MINNEAPOLIS — Several airlines at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport are scrapping flights Friday morning due to nationwide system outages. Nearly 80 flights had been canceled as of 6:30 a.m.

The Federal Aviation Administration said it was "closely monitoring a technical issue impacting IT systems at U.S. airlines."

"Please check with your airline for the latest flight status before leaving for the airport," MSP said.

Minneapolis-based Sun Country Airlines announced that all of its flights scheduled to depart before 7 a.m. have been canceled, and additional cancellations and delays are possible.

Delta said that its flights were paused "as we work through a vendor technology issue," and that "Any customers whose flights are impacted will be notified by Delta via the Fly Delta app and text message. Customers should use the Fly Delta app for updates."

The mass outages are likely related to a software update from CrowdStrike, a cyber security company, the Star Tribune reported.