Delta says baggage delivery continues in wake of outage

Delta Air Lines said 800 bags remain to be delivered to Atlanta passengers caught up in flight cancellations resulting from the power outage at Hartsfield-Jackson International.

Also still remaining two days after the outage are 1 percent of the bags that need to be transferred from Hartsfield-Jackson to passengers in other cities.

Atlanta-based Delta canceled about 1,400 flights Sunday and Monday after the power went out at the world’s busiest airport where Delta has its largest hub. Delta said it’s flight operations are normal Tuesday.

Passengers who are still missing their bags should call Delta’s baggage number at 1-888-977-1005 for delivery of their bags.

— Stay up to date on the latest news on Atlanta airline travel by following Atlanta Airport News Now on Facebook. Delta says it still has 800 bags to deliver to passengers in Atlanta whose flights were canceled after the power went out at Hartsfield-Jackson.

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