Travelers can expect more delays and cancellations Tuesday following a power outage that caused Delta Air Lines to cancel about 1,000 flights Monday, the company said.
Delta also canceled nearly 250 flights Tuesday morning, which led to an overflow of passengers at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
Dave Holtz, Delta’s senior vice president of the operations and customer center, said in a statement the airline was able to bring systems back online and “resume flights within a few hours yesterday” but it is still “operating in recovery mode.”
“We are sorry for what many of our customers have experienced over the past 24 hours, including those who remain at airports and continue waiting for their flights,” Holtz said. “We are doing everything we can to return our operation to normal reliability, but we do expect additional delays and cancellations.”
The company is offering compensation to “customers significantly affected by delays or cancellations,” and travel waivers offered Monday have been extended to customers Tuesday.
Unaccompanied minors can rebook flights without a fee, Delta said on Twitter Tuesday. Those who haven't begun travel yet won't be accepted until after Wednesday, the company said.
Delta will continue to provide $200 travel vouchers to all customers who experience a delay of greater than three hours or a canceled flight as a result of the system-wide outage.
