Microsoft Outage Hits Global Operations: From Airlines To Visas

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Government services and private companies have been hit globally as a Microsoft service outage enters its second day.

A global outage impacting many Microsoft services has continued into Friday causing disruption to government services and private companies around the world.

According to Downdetector, a website that monitors internet outages, problems with Microsoft services including Outlook began to be reported at shortly after 12 p.m. ET on Thursday, with disruption ongoing as of 2 a.m. ET on Friday.

In addition to Outlook Microsoft said services include Microsoft Copilot 365, Microsoft 365 Education, Microsoft Fabric, Microsoft Planner and Microsoft Teams had been impacted to varying extents.

In a post on X the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office in Colorado said that due to the Microsoft outage bond payments for those held at Arapahoe County Detention Facility must be made in person.

They wrote: “The Microsoft outage is affecting online bond payments for individuals being held at the Arapahoe County Detention Facility. Because of the outage, jail officials are not receiving the email notifications needed to process online bond payments.

“Until Outlook email is restored, anyone needing to post bond for immediate release must do so in person at the jail. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience.”

In a statement the United States Court of Appeal for the Tenth Circuit said its clerk’s office had “been unable to send or receive emails for much of the day today, November 12, 2026” adding “individuals who rely upon Microsoft for email may experience delays in receipt of notices of docket activity.” However they said telephone and live chat remained available during regular business hours.

Electric Vehicle manufacture Workhorse Group announced it had postponed its third-quarter financial results announcement from November 12 to November 16 due to disruption caused by the Microsoft outage.

South African based airline CemAir posted on Facebook that it is “currently experiencing some system disruptions due to the global Microsoft outage” adding: “We apologize for any…

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