The worldwide technology malfunction is affecting flights at John Glenn Columbus International Airport and government agencies.
Thousands of Microsoft users reported being knocked offline after cybersecurity company CrowdStrike had a routine software update malfunction.
On X, John Glenn Columbus International Airport said passengers should monitor their airlines for the latest flight information.
The scene at the airport wasn't pretty. Hundreds of people waiting for their flights were clogged in long lines near the ticketing areas as the departure and arrivals boards flashed the statuses of the flights.
The outage is affecting American, Delta, United and Allegiant airlines, according to the Associated Press.
More than half of the flights at CMH were delayed in arriving and departing the airport. Many were also cancelled. Few showed that they were on time.
Cierra Jones, from Columbus, was supposed to get on a Delta flight to Minneapolis for business meetings and trainings this weekend but her flight was cancelled. She was also very excited to attend her first "dope" sneaker ball party Friday night where men wear tuxedos and sneakers and the women wear gowns and sneakers.
"It says that the next flight is tomorrow. I'm feeling very, very upset because I paid a lot of money, and I'm feeling very confused. I don't even know why I'm in line right now. I don't know what I'm doing," Jones said.
While waiting in a long line with many other Delta customers to talk with an agent, the group she was planning to meet in Minneapolis said in a text chat that they were experiencing the same issues. Jones said she was considering taking the approximately 11-hour car ride to get to Minneapolis.
"My best friend said that she saw a 12:45 p.m. or 1:45 p.m. flight. We're trying to see if we can make that, if not, worst case scenario my other friend said that he may get a minivan," Jones said.
Daniel Trout, also from Columbus, was at the airport Friday and had a full day of flights planned with a stop in Denver on his way to Burbank, California. He arrived at the airport at 7 a.m. with the flight scheduled to leave at 9 a.m.
At 10 a.m., Trout was still in line to talk to a United agent. He said he heard people at the front of the line had arrived at 3 a.m.
"Everything is delayed, but I don't think we're going to... we're not going to board on time for what it's supposed to be. I'm more concerned about my connecting flight from where I'm heading to," Trout said.
Trout said he was helping produce a training video for knife throwing with a Hollywood stunt man that trains celebrities like Harrison Ford for the "Indiana Jones" movies and Michelle Pfieffer for her role as Catwoman in "Batman Returns."
"I haven't lost hope yet. The plan is we're still going to get there. And if, you know, we have to reschedule things, it's not specifically mission critical. This was just a good time to do it," Trout said. "I'm just trying to stay relaxed."
Meanwhile, Ohio State University said in an email that it is developing workarounds to bring services back online and anticipates ripple effects on many systems and devices.
The university said many Windows-based computers will need to be restarted to come back online.
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center said it is is experiencing some technology issues but have backup procedures in place.
All Wexner Medical Center facilities are open. Patients with appointments should report as planned, unless contacted with other instructions, though there may be delays.
OhioHealth said in an email that the outage has had minimal impact on operations and that surgeries, procedures and appointments are proceeding as scheduled.
OhioHealth radiology has been affected, but the outage is not impacting patient care. And while there were problems at OhioHealth Southeastern Medical Center in Cambridge, services have been restored there.
Franklin County Clerk of Courts Maryellen O'Shaughnessy said domestic and juvenile courts are closed Friday as are auto title agencies. E-filing for cases is also down.
Franklin County Municipal Court spokeswoman Jodi Andes said the court closed at 12:30 p.m. Friday because of the problems. She said Saturday arraignments are scheduled to go forward.
The Franklin County Sheriff's Office said on Facebook the outage has affected some of its operations but its ability to take 911 calls is not affected.
The state's OHGO system, where people can track traffic and road problems, is down, said Matt Bruning, Ohio Department of Transportation spokesman. But traffic cameras are being restored, he said.
Columbia Gas of Ohio said its website and mobile app were having technical difficulties.
This story will be updated.
