Flight troubles continue this morning at Hartsfield Jackson International Airport.
FlightAware reports nearly 170 cancellations so far this morning.
Most of them are Delta flights.
That's why the federal transportation officials are zeroing in on
the airline, demanding they resolve the issues quickly and take
care of impacted passengers.
Today's Caitlin Pratt is live for us at the airport
this morning.
And, Caitlin, how awful for these travelers.
But it seems like Delta is trying to make this
right for those passengers.
We're headed in the right direction.
Good morning to you, Ron.
And I want to get dive right into that social
media post by Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.
Billy Roaston, Delta in a social media post.
He was saying, quote, we've received reports of continued disruptions,
unacceptable customer service conditions at Delta.
I've made clear to them we will hold them to
all applicable passenger protections.
You mentioned more cancellations this morning.
Yes, at least 165 flights cancelled out of Air of
Atlanta Tuesday morning, most of them belonging to Delta.
This is day five of that fallout from tech outages
caused by a faulty software update.
So what's the issue?
Airline officials say more than half of their IT systems,
this is Delta, are window based and one of the
most critical systems, ensuring all flights have a full crew.
That's what they're having problems with sinking it all.
Now, one passenger we caught up with is hoping everything
gets back on track today, especially before tonight.
He said he's scheduled to take off for Paris to
catch the Olympics opening ceremonies.
I am going.
I have prepaid hotel.
I have bought tickets.
I do have a buffer just in case.
Now, for its part, Delta says it's it's working to
get back on track and they've extended that flight waiver
for all of its passengers until July 28th.
Also offering to reimburse expenses incurred during this very, very
hectic time.
That's the latest here.
Live from Atlanta's airport this morning.
I'm Caitlin.
Proper.
Good day, Atlanta.
Yeah.
And the day five with this mess.
All right, Caitlin, thank you.