The flight tracking site FlightStats Inc. said that there were delays on more than 1,000 Delta flights before noon. About six hours into the outage, limited flights had resumed but widespread delays and cancelations were ongoing. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyA spokesman for Georgia Power told The Associated Press that the company believes the failure of Delta equipment caused the airline's power outage. Flights that were already in the air when the outage occurred continued to their destinations, but flights on the ground remained there. PhotoLONDON — Delta Air Lines canceled around 300 flights Monday after its computer systems crashed worldwide, stranding thousands of passengers on a busy travel day.

Source: New York Times August 08, 2016 09:29 UTC