Delta Cancels, Delays Thousands of Flights Following Tech Outage

Published on July 22, 2024

Delta Air Lines continued to see a high number of flight cancellations and delays on Monday, July 22, as the company tried to resolve system disruptions caused by the recent global IT outage. The disruption was triggered following a software update on Microsoft systems on July 19, which put many networks out of service. The outage affected sectors that included banks, tech firms, airports, and logistics companies. Delta confirmed that the issue impacted its systems and that this had not been fully resolved. Delta was the leading airline in the country in terms of flight cancellations and delays on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, according to data from FlightAware.com....