IT meltdown affected airlines, banks, media and offices around the world

A global internet outage has affected airlines, banks, media and offices around the world, the BBC reported.
Amsterdam airport, three Indian airports and all airports in Spain reported problems.
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said that major US airlines, including Delta, United and American Airlines, had suspended all flights on July 19 due to a communication problem.
"All flights, regardless of destination, were grounded due to communication issues," the FAA said in a statement to airlines.
The crash also wreaked havoc on information systems in Australia and New Zealand, causing travel delays, interrupting television broadcasts and knocking out supermarket systems.
Australia's national cyber security coordinator said the "large-scale technical outage" was caused by a problem with a "third-party software platform", allaying initial concerns that hackers were involved.
New Zealand's Christchurch International Airport also said there were "information technology issues across a number of systems which may affect arrivals and departures".
New Zealand said banks and the country's parliament computer network were also affected. | BGNES