Global Tech Outage Disrupts Operations Across Multiple Industries

A global technology outage on Friday affected various sectors internationally, including banking, travel, and broadcasting. Edinburgh Airport in Britain faced issues with automated boarding pass scanners, resorting to manual checks as security monitors displayed 'server offline' messages.

Passengers at Britain's Edinburgh Airport were unable to use automated boarding pass scanners on Friday, as monitors at security displayed a message saying 'server offline', a Reuters witness reported.

A global tech outage was affecting operations internationally in multiple industries on Friday, including banking, travel, and broadcasting in countries such as Spain, Turkey, and Australia.

Edinburgh Airport resorted to checking boarding passes manually due to the outage, the witness said.