Microsoft outage affects South Dakota

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A Microsoft outage is affecting South Dakota.

Dan Letellier with the Sioux Falls Regional Airport said Delta and United Flights are delayed.
He recommends travelers check their airline website for updated flight information.

The Rapid City Regional Airport said on its X account, that because of the “global technology issues impacting multiple airlines, we anticipate significant delays throughout the day. We ask customers to verify your flight status with your airline prior to heading to the airport.”

The city of Sioux Falls posted on its Facebook page that its website is affected by the Crowdstrike outage. The city said it is working with vendors to restore access as soon as possible.

The city said customer self service is working

The airport’s website is apparently having issues as flight statuses have not been updated this morning, Letellier speculated the issues are related to the outage.

The outage is a Microsoft outage linked to Crowdstrike, multiple media are reporting.

The outage has caused issues around the world. Long lines formed at airports in the U.S., Europe and Asia as airlines lost access to check-in and booking services. Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike says that the issue believed to be behind the outage was not a security incident or cyberattack.