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| Delta blames power cut for worldwide flight delays | |
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| US airline giant Delta has blamed a power cut for its decision to suspend flights worldwide and leave hundreds of passengers stranded around the world. | |
| A company statement said the outage caused its computer systems to crash. | |
| Delta now says the grounding of its flights has been lifted and planes will resume flights on a limited basis. | |
| But it has warned passengers due to fly still to expect delays and cancellations because of the knock-on effect of the earlier disruption. | |
| "[The] ground stop has been lifted & limited departures [are] resuming following power outage in Atlanta that impacted Delta computer systems," the company tweeted. | |
| Delta ranks third in the world in terms of most passengers carried, according to industry body the IATA. | Delta ranks third in the world in terms of most passengers carried, according to industry body the IATA. |
| The airline has advised customers to check the status of their flight before heading to the airport while the issue is being addressed. | |
| Inbound flights have not been affected. | |
| The overnight power failure took place in Atlanta, near Delta's headquarters, the company said. | |
| London's Heathrow airport said: "Delta flights from Heathrow are experiencing delays due to the worldwide technical issue with their computer systems." | London's Heathrow airport said: "Delta flights from Heathrow are experiencing delays due to the worldwide technical issue with their computer systems." |
| "Check-in is currently operating using a back-up system and airport staff are on hand to assist any passengers that are impacted by the delays." | "Check-in is currently operating using a back-up system and airport staff are on hand to assist any passengers that are impacted by the delays." |
| One passenger told the BBC he was waiting with "several hundred" fellow stranded passengers at San Francisco airport, after being asked to leave a plane he had already boarded. | One passenger told the BBC he was waiting with "several hundred" fellow stranded passengers at San Francisco airport, after being asked to leave a plane he had already boarded. |
| "We were ordered off the plane after approximately an hour or more," said Dick Ginkowski. | "We were ordered off the plane after approximately an hour or more," said Dick Ginkowski. |
| "Tempers are starting to get just a little bit strained at this point," he added. "They aren't able to rebook anyone on other carriers." | "Tempers are starting to get just a little bit strained at this point," he added. "They aren't able to rebook anyone on other carriers." |
| Delta has been responding to unhappy customers on Twitter. | Delta has been responding to unhappy customers on Twitter. |
| Delta serves about 180 million customers a year, employing over 80,000 people, its website says. It began in the 1920s as a crop-dusting company. | Delta serves about 180 million customers a year, employing over 80,000 people, its website says. It began in the 1920s as a crop-dusting company. |
| The airline is the latest to suffer computer problems, with Southwest Airlines last month forced to cancel more than 2,000 flights after an outage prevented travellers checking in. | The airline is the latest to suffer computer problems, with Southwest Airlines last month forced to cancel more than 2,000 flights after an outage prevented travellers checking in. |