Victoria and her family had to spend the night at the airport and buy new tickets due to an IT outage

Millions of computers around the world crashed on the day Victoria Elantseva from Melbourne and her family were about to go on vacation to the Gold Coast. On Friday night, Jetstar had to cancel all its flights in Australia and New Zealand, affecting thousands of passengers. Victoria told SBS Russian how she spent the night at the airport.

epaselect epa11488651 Travellers wait at the international departures terminal at Melbourne Airport, Australia, 20 July 2024. Companies and institutions around the world have been affected on 19 July by a major computer outage in systems running Microsoft Windows linked to a faulty CrowdStrike cyber-security software update. According to CrowdStrike’s CEO, the issue has been identified, isolated and a fix has been deployed. EPA/JAMES ROSS AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT Source: AAP / JAMES ROSS/EPA