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San Diego Airport IT outage halts automated ticketing, backups

By Drooid · Sep 22, 2026, 11:04 PM UTC · How we work

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Story summary

San Diego International Airport’s IT outage halted automated ticketing across both terminals.
Airlines manually check in passengers using iPads and paper tickets, causing long lines.
Flights continue to arrive and depart despite the outage.
Travelers are advised to arrive early and verify flight status with their airline.
The cause remains under investigation with no estimated repair time.

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Story summary

San Diego International Airport’s IT outage halted automated ticketing across both terminals.
Airlines manually check in passengers using iPads and paper tickets, causing long lines.
Flights continue to arrive and depart despite the outage.
Travelers are advised to arrive early and verify flight status with their airline.
The cause remains under investigation with no estimated repair time.