Shortly after 8:40 a.m. on Monday, Delta airlines announced they had lifted their ground stop following a massive system outage that affected their flights worldwide.
Customers should be aware that delays and cancelations are expected throughout the day as a result of the outage.
.@Delta ground stop has been lifted & limited departures resuming following power outage in ATL that impacted Delta computer systems (more)
— Delta News Hub (@DeltaNewsHub) August 8, 2016
(2 of 3) @Delta customers headed to airports should expect delays/cancellations. Customer service agents doing everything they can to help.
— Delta News Hub (@DeltaNewsHub) August 8, 2016
(3 of 3) May be lag time in display of accurate flight status at https://t.co/kQzKJcUdth,Fly Delta app & @Delta reps on phone, in airport.
— Delta News Hub (@DeltaNewsHub) August 8, 2016
Around 2:30 a.m. on Monday, a power outage in Atlanta caused Delta computer systems and operations to go down around the world, resulting in flight delays for the entire airline.
Delta flights to and from Tampa International are facing delays and cancelations following the system outage.
Flight status systems, including airport screens, were incorrectly showing flights on time.
Check your flight status here.
READ MORE: DELTA GROUNDS ALL FLIGHTS OVER SYSTEM ISSUES
At 7:30 a.m., Delta shared a waiver for customers traveling on August 8 through August 12. Customers who have a ticket on a canceled or significantly delayed flight can get a refund. Get more info.
