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Delta cancels 25 flights, some due to bad weather

August 11, 2016 9:52 AM EDT

(Reuters) - Delta Air Lines Inc (NYSE: DAL) said it had canceled about 25 flights on Thursday as operations return to normal following a power outage on Monday that hit its computer systems, leading to cancellation of nearly 2,000 flights.

Delta, the No. 2 U.S.... More

Delta Air Lines (DAL) Says Private Jets Segment Engaged to Help Delayed Customers

August 10, 2016 12:39 PM EDT

Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) offered the following update on its Blog today:

More than 40 customers on Tuesday received an update from Delta that they would be flying the last leg of their journey on a private jet.

Delta, in partnership with its wholly owned subsidiary, Delta Private Jets, quickly initiated a program to schedule seven flights on Tuesday evening from Atlanta to New York-JFK, Washington-Dulles, Los Angeles,... More

Delta cancels hundreds more flights, expects normal operations soon

August 10, 2016 4:37 AM EDT

By Jeffrey Dastin

(Reuters) - Delta Air Lines Inc (NYSE: DAL) on Wednesday canceled more than 300 flights and upended thousands of travelers' plans for the third day in a row after a power outage hit its computer systems, though it forecast a return to normal operations later this afternoon.

Delta, the No. 2 U.S. airline by passenger traffic, said systems that allow customer service agents to process check-ins and dispatch aircraft are now functioning normally. Most of Wednesday's delays and cancellations are the result of flight crews being displaced or running up against... More

Delta Air Lines (DAL) said to have cancelled about 530 flights today - Bloomberg

August 9, 2016 12:47 PM EDT

Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) said to have cancelled about 530 flights today.

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Delta on long road back to normal after massive flight cancellations

August 9, 2016 6:27 AM EDT

(Reuters) - Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) faces a "time-consuming process" to restore normal operations and get stranded passengers to their destinations after a power outage caused more than 1,600 flight cancellations over two days, a top executive said on Tuesday.

The events underscore how it can take days for airlines to reboot operations after a brief outage or storm.

"When Delta doesnt fly aircraft, not only do customers not get to their destination, but flight crews dont get to where they are scheduled to be," Delta's chief operating officer, Gil West,... More