UPDATE: Delta Airlines lifted its nationwide ground stop that was caused by an outage impacting its computer systems.
"Delta teams have restored all IT systems after a technology issue briefly affected some systems this evening. Delta employees are now working diligently to accommodate customers whose travel plans have been affected. Booking, check-in and flight status are now available on delta.com. The Fly Delta app is also now functional. Customers should check flight information on delta.com or on the Fly Delta app for the latest operational information affecting their flights.
During the technology issue, Delta issued a mainline groundstop in the U.S. until systems could be brought back up. There was no disruption or safety impact on any Delta flights in the air.
We apologize to all customers for this inconvenience," the airline said at 9:20 p.m. Monday.
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ORIGINAL STORY: Delta Airlines has issued a nationwide ground stop due to an outage impacting its computer systems.
Passengers are complaining on Delta's twitter page, saying they cannot check flight statuses, or access their boarding pass on the app.
Hello. We apologize for the difficulties you have experienced. We are experiencing technical difficulties at this time. We are fully aware of the issue and we are working expeditiously toward a resolution as soon as possible. We appreciate your continued patience. *HRB
— Delta (@Delta) September 26, 2018
Hello, Denise. We are currently having system technical difficulties where we cannot assist our customers as we'd like to. Please try us back in about one hour. I.T. is working on the problem. I apologize for the inconvenience. *TAC
— Delta (@Delta) September 26, 2018
Hi Holly. Our computer tracking system is temporarily down. I suggest you reach back again in about an hour when our system should be back up and we will be able to assist you. *TKR
— Delta (@Delta) September 26, 2018
Around 8:30 p.m. Monday, Delta Airlines released the following statement:
"Delta IT teams are working diligently to address a technology issue impacting some of our systems. We have issued a nationwide Delta groundstop as we work to bring systems back up as quickly as possible. We apologize to all customers for this inconvenience."
Delta says that international flights are not impacted by the outage.
The outage is causing delays and cancellations in flights nationwide. There is currently no time frame for when the issue will be resolved.
