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Passengers travelling from Nigeria to other parts of the world on Friday were stranded as several foreign airlines delayed and cancelled flights as a result of a global technology outage caused by a faulty software update.
At the heart of the massive disruption is CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity firm that provides software to thousands of companies worldwide.
Delta Airlines, the largest U.S carrier delayed its Lagos-Atlanta flight, pushing the departure time from 12noon to 3pm on Friday.
The affected passengers were accommodated in hotels while some had to return home.
In a statement by the airline, it stated that “All Delta flights are paused as we work through a vendor technology issue.”
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