Delta Faces Major Disruption From Microsoft Outage
Travelers wait in line at a Delta Airlines counter at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on July 19, 2024. Airlines around the world have been severely disrupted by a major global computer outage, which has caused chaos at airports.
Delta Airlines CEO Ed Bastian has issued an apology and offered frequent flyer miles to affected travelers after thousands of flights were canceled due to a global computer outage Friday. The disruptions have drawn criticism from Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.
According to aviation data firm OAG, Delta canceled more than 4,600 flights from Friday through Sunday, more than any other airline. By Monday morning, Delta had canceled another 700 flights, representing 19% of its core flights and more than half of all cancellations in the...