A widespread Microsoft outage linked to a cybersecurity software disrupted flights, banks, media outlets and companies around the world on Friday, delaying the start of News4 Today and knocking Metro's website offline.

Flights and the Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority (WMATA) were impacted Friday morning after a widespread Microsoft outage left several systems offline around the world. This comes after Microsoft 365 posted on X that the company was “working on rerouting the impacted traffic to alternate systems to alleviate impact in a

The tech disruption caused chaos across metro Detroit, particularly at Metro Airport where passengers are stranded.

Airports devolved into scenes of chaos early Friday after ground stops were issued because of a massive IT outage felt across the globe.

Problems continue at airports, including Philadelphia International Airport, after the cybersecurity failure that has grounded thousands of flights and paralyzed operations worldwide.

O’Hare International Airport had more than 120 flights canceled by 3:45 p.m., and nearly 330 flights delayed, according to flight tracking firm FlightAware.

Flight delays and cancellations continued to climb Friday at Logan International Airport following a global software outage, which has also impacted hospitals and government offices. The airport is open and operating as usual,

According to the Chicago Department of Aviation, as of 11:15 a.m., a total of 205 flights have been canceled at O'Hare International Airport, and nine have been canceled at Midway International Airport.