Delta Halts U.S. Flights As Another Computer Failure Strikes

Source: Bloomberg LP US)

Delta Air Lines Inc. halted U.S. flights because of a technology failure, the second major domestic U.S. airline to ground services due to computer glitches in only a week.

Delta’s international flights are exempt from the grounding, which was caused by “automation issues,” the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement on its website.

"Our systems are down," Delta said in a tweet. "The IT department is working to rectify the situation as soon as possible," said Atlanta-based Delta, the second-largest U.S. airline.

United Continental Holdings Inc. last week had to ground its U.S. flights following a computer failure. While that outage resulted in relatively few cancellations, it lasted about two and a half hours.

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