Delta struggles through third day of computer problems
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NEW YORK — Delta fliers faced delays, cancellations and more headaches Wednesday as the Atlanta-based airline struggled with its computer systems for the third straight day.
Nearly 300 flights were cancelled by the afternoon, in addition to the 800 scrapped Tuesday and 1,000 cancelled Monday. Hundreds of other flights were delayed Wednesday.
Delta Air Lines said in a statement during the morning that it planned to resume “normal operations” by Wednesday afternoon but by 2 p.m. had yet to do so. Hundreds of thousands of passengers have been stranded overnight throughout the ordeal, many spending the night in airports around the globe. Others were put up in hotels by Delta, including 2,300 in Atlanta alone Tuesday night.
The system the airline uses to check in and board passengers as well as dispatch its planes is still slow, Gil West, Delta’s chief operating officer said Tuesday.
