Disruptions continue after IT outage affects millions around the globe

Passengers line up at London’s Gatwick Airport amid a global IT outage on Friday. Jack Taylor/Getty Images

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Disruptions caused by Friday’s global tech outage continued into Saturday, as employees of airlines, banks, hospitals and other crucial businesses worked to catch up from the backlog caused by the historic technological meltdown that affected 8.5 million Windows devices worldwide.

Airlines were playing the biggest catchup game, after carriers were forced to cancel thousands of flights on Friday, leaving planes and crews stuck in the wrong locations. As of Saturday afternoon, nearly 1,500 flights across the U.S. had been canceled

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