(Photo by Vera Victoria)
"All systems are now operational, and we plan to operate our normal flight schedules," stated Cebu Pacific, as they also reminded passengers with confirmed bookings to monitor the status of their journeys on the airline's website.
"We are grateful to our IT and airport staff who worked tirelessly to resolve the situation and assist the affected passengers," added Cebu Pacific.
Meanwhile, AirAsia also managed to restore the normal functioning of their systems by Saturday afternoon.
"We ask for patience among our guests, as we recover from multiple delays and cancellations as a result of the global IT outage yesterday that is beyond our control," was the statement from AirAsia.
The Windows software crash also affected several banks in the country such as BDO Unibank, Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company (Metrobank), Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank), Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank), and Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC).
Transactions were delayed, but normal operations were also restored by Saturday.
The operations of various airlines, airports, banks, telecommunication, health institutions, broadcasts and others worldwide were disrupted due to the sudden malfunction of the Microsoft system caused by an update from CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity firm.
CrowdStrike's software protects several businesses and companies from cyberattacks and other online threats. However, a glitch in its latest software update caused a crash in Windows computers running the company's software.
(Screenshot of the CrowdStrike logo)
The bug did not affect Mac and Linux computers.
In a statement, CrowdStrike apologized for the incident. "We understand the gravity of this situation and are deeply sorry for the inconvenience and disruption."
