Glasgow Airport has issued a statement amid a global IT issue.

Businesses and institutions around the world have been knocked offline after a major IT outage.

Around the world banks, supermarkets and other institutions reported computer issues disrupting services, with some airlines warning of delays and some airports grounding flights.

Overnight, Microsoft confirmed it was investigating an issue with its services and apps, with the tech giant’s service health website warning of “service degradation” that meant users may not be able to access many of the company’s most popular services, used by millions of business and people around the world.

Now, Glasgow Airport has taken to social media to reveal they are 'largely unaffected' by the current issue.

The airport said at present a small number of airlines have moved to manual check-in and some retailers in the facility are only accepting cash.

In the post, they said: "We are largely unaffected by the current global IT issues.

"At present a small number of airlines have moved to manual check-in and some retailers are only accepting cash payments."

 

 

Meanwhile, close by, Edinburgh Airport has urged passengers to not travel to the airport without checking the status of their flight first amid the issue.

In a statement on social media, they said: "An IT system outage means wait times are longer than usual at the airport.

"This outage is affecting many other businesses, including airports.

"Work is ongoing to resolve this and our teams are on hand to assist where we can. Passengers are thanked for their patience.

"Passengers should not travel to the airport without first checking the status of their flight with their airline.

"The wait at security is currently around one hour due to the outage and our teams are managing this as best they can."

 

One of the impacted firms by the IT problem is Ryanair.

In a social media post, the travel company said: “Potential disruptions across the network (Friday, July 19) due to a global third-party system outage.

“Affected passengers will be notified and any passengers travelling across the network on Friday, July 19 should check their Ryanair app for the latest updates on their flight.

“We advise passengers to arrive at the airport three hours in advance of their flight to avoid any disruptions.

“We regret any inconvenience caused to passengers by this third-party IT issue, which is outside of Ryanair’s control and affects all airlines operating across the network.”