Whilst some airlines have been hit by an IT outage affecting businesses, media, and banks around the world, North East airports are still operating. 

Newcastle Airport and Teesside Airport are still "operating as normal" whilst working with business partners. 

Some airlines are having issues nationwide, grounding planes that were due to depart this morning because of the "global technology issue". 

The problem, which could be down to a Microsoft update, is impacting some airlines and terminal services.

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A spokesperson for Newcastle Airport said: "The ongoing global IT outage is affecting the systems of some of our business partners. 

"The Airport is currently operating as normal and we will be working closely with our business partners to try to keep any disruption to a minimum.

"We recommend passengers keep in contact with their airlines or view the arrivals / departures board on the Airport website for the latest flight information."

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Teesside Airport, the region's other airport in nearby Tees Valley, is currently unaffected. 

A spokesperson said: "Teesside Airport is unaffected by the IT issues being seen at other airports across the country. 

"All flights remain scheduled and we look forward to welcoming everyone flying out of Teesside Airport over the weekend for some summer sun."