Man Shares 'Handwritten Boarding Pass' Amid Global Microsoft Outage

Viral News: In a bizarre turn of events, a massive Global Microsoft outage on July 19, 2024, brought India's aviation industry to its knees. 

Major airports across the country were thrown into chaos as critical systems, including check-in counters and flight management software, ground to a halt due to the dependency on cloud-based services.

Hand Written Boarding Pass

The unprecedented disruption led to widespread flight delays, cancellations, and a surreal scene that harked back to the pre-digital era: handwritten boarding passes. 

A netizen's post viral on social media showcasing a manually filled boarding pass has gone viral, shows the extent to which modern aviation relies on technology.

Passengers were left stranded, facing hours-long queues and uncertainty about their travel plans. Airlines struggled to cope with the situation, implementing contingency plans and resorting to manual processes to keep operations afloat.

A man named Akshay Kothari has shared his hand written boarding pass on social media X. The post also comes with a hillarious caption that says, ‘The Microsoft / CrowdStrike outage has taken down most airports in India. I got my first hand-written boarding pass today.’ 

Hand Written Indigo Boarding Pass

As the world becomes increasingly reliant on digital infrastructure, this incident serves as a wake-up call for the aviation industry. It highlights the urgent need for robust backup systems and disaster recovery plans to mitigate the impact of such catastrophic outages.

Netizens Reaction to Hand Written Boarding Pass:

Netizens in comment section are going all guns blazing, sharing witty comments and memes over massive Microsoft outage. One user says, ‘wow back to pen paper.’Another user says, ‘Damn I was there. Delhi to Kochi, T2. Chaos and madness.’

One more user wrote, ‘Sometimes, the old-school way is still the best way when technology lets us down.’

While Microsoft is working diligently to restore its services, the repercussions of this incident will be felt for days to come.