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Huge US airline cancels 17% of its flights as Microsoft CrowdStrike outage causes more chaos four days on
The massive Microsoft outage is causing travel hell across America for a fourth day.
Weary airport passengers have shared shocking stories of woe - from a groom whose wedding day was disrupted by Delta delays, to a woman who resorted to driving 57 hours after being plagued by three flight cancellations in a row.
Total cancellations within, into or out of the US early Monday totaled 1,200, according to FlightAware data. Delta saw 17 per cent of its flights canceled - far more than any other airline.
One traveler even claimed Delta had 'f**ked up' his wedding plan after forcing him to wait eight hours, then denying him boarding over 'technical issues.'
'Delta cancelling multiple flights I’ve been scheduled for and potentially f***ing up my WEDDING plans was not on my bingo card this year,' the devastated groom wrote on X.
One beleaguered traveler (pictured with his fiancée) said Delta delays had 'f***ed up' his wedding plans after waiting eight extra hours for a plane only to find he couldn't board due to tech issues
Total cancellations within, into or out of the US early Monday totaled 1,200 according to the latest data from FlightAware. The majority of disruptions hit Delta Air Lines flights, which completely canceled 17 percent of all flights
A groom whose wedding day was disrupted by Delta delays took to X to vent his frustration
'Literally any other time I would’ve tolerated this bulls*** but it’s our WEDDING FFS.'
The exhausted traveler said he and his fiancée were denied boarding because of a 'technical error' by Delta.
'Her boarding pass wouldn't print despite us having a physical boarding pass already. Flight attendants told us we couldn't get on after an 8 hour delay,' the groom fumed.
'We are not scrambling for our wedding,' he added, alongside a photograph of him giving the Delta logo the middle finger.
It is unclear where the passenger was flying from and to on the US airline, but similar stories of devastating delays were echoed across social media on Monday.
One passenger slammed the 'blue screen of death vibes' in the Delta terminal at Atlanta Airport, referring to the laundry list of delays showing on displays for the airline Friday evening.
Delta reported 626 cancellations, or nearly 83% of all cancelled flights, on Monday
One passenger slammed the 'blue screen of death vibes' in the Delta terminal at Atlanta Airport, referring to the laundry list of delays showing on displays for the airline Friday evening
One passenger said she got home 57 hours after she was supposed to thanks to severe Delta delays and missed connections on Monday
The picture did not appear to have improved by Monday, with one passenger saying she got home 57 hours after she was supposed to thanks to severe delays and missed connections.
'We gave up on you @Delta after 3 cancelled flights and countless delays,' the traveler wrote on X, explaining that she had resort to driving instead.
'Getting that car out of ATL was a miracle,' she wrote. 'Absolute nightmare for those with children, elderly, special needs, or who can’t afford additional costs.'
Another traveler said they had been waiting 'over five hours' for news of their flight, while filming shocking footage of 'multiple extremely long lines in just about EVERY terminal' at Atlanta Airport.
The situation was so dire that some passengers chose to see the funny side, with people clapping when boarding finally began at their gate.
'At multiple gates ppl clap when boarding starts,' one person said on X.
'I’ve never seen airports so packed with ppl. Our flights were delayed/canceled +10 times.
'Misery loves company as Everyone swapping stories of delays & hopes to get home.'
The situation was so dire that some travelers chose to see the funny side, with people clapping when boarding finally began at their gate
The massive Microsoft outage is causing travel hell across America for a fourth day
Delta Chief Executive Ed Bastian said in a message to customers Sunday that the airline continues to recover and restore operations after the outage
Delta reported 626 cancellations, or nearly 83% of all cancelled flights, on Monday.
Delta Chief Executive Ed Bastian said in a message to customers Sunday that the airline continues to recover and restore operations after the outage.
He said a pause in Delta's operations resulted in more than 3,500 Delta and Delta Connection scrubbed flights. Delta has been offering waivers to affected customers.
'The technology issue occurred on the busiest travel weekend of the summer, with our booked loads exceeding 90 percent, limiting our re-accommodation capabilities,' Bastian wrote.
One of the tools used by Delta to track its crews was impacted and unable to process the unprecedented number of changes triggered by the system outage.
Inclement weather also led to delays in the Southeast, according to FlightAware, including Atlanta, where Delta Air Lines is based.
The global tech failure is also impacting banking and healthcare services around the world.
Cyber-security firm CrowdStrike admitted the issue was trigged by an update to its antivirus software, which protects Microsoft Windows devices from attacks.