Woman pays over 5,300 for tickets home after global Microsoft outage | UK News [Video]

A US tourist has paid thousands of pounds for a new flight from Edinburgh after IT outages left them unable to contact airlines after their flight was cancelled.

A global IT outage affecting thousands of businesses has meant severe delays at airports and airlines.

Edinburgh appears to be the only Scottish airport severely impacted by the system outage, with staff urging those travelling to expect security waits of ‘around one hour’.

Texas resident Stephanie Thompson is among those affected after visiting the UK for Wimbledon and The Open Championship in Troon, with her 9.25am flight to Heathrow on Wednesday, and onward flight to Dallas, cancelled.

She said she was so concerned about getting home she decided to pay £5,300 for her family to fly home later in the evening.

She said: ‘It was supposed to leave at 9.25am and change in Heathrow at 11 and we were supposed to get into Dallas later today.

‘We couldn’t get an answer from anybody. …