Delta Air Lines – the second largest airline in the world – is reporting that all flights have been suspended “due to a system outage nationwide.” Social media users have posted photos showing long lines of passengers waiting to check-in at airports. “Our systems are down everywhere. Hopefully it won’t be much longer,” Delta Air Lines said in response to a passenger’s tweet.
@Jessb6484 Hi there. I am really sorry for the inconvenience. Our systems are down everywhere. Hopefully it won’t be much longer. *SD
— Delta (@Delta) August 8, 2016
According to Twitter accounts, passengers are stuck at Heathrow Airport in London, Málaga Airport in Spain, Keflavík International Airport in Reykjavík, Iceland, Amsterdam Schiphol Airport and Rome Ciampino Airport.
@Delta computers down in Rome! Help. Someone send pizza! http://pic.twitter.com/QbNCsGrzN5
— Camilla Rosenberg (@ca_mill_mill) August 8, 2016
Delays have also been reported at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport San Francisco International Airport and Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport in Florida.
@Delta – massive system failure worldwide, all planes grounded. No passengers being checked in. #cluster #shitshow http://pic.twitter.com/b3nEuMaS9G
— Bobby Digital (@ghostdog310) August 8, 2016
“We’re currently experiencing system issues and working to resolve it asap,” Delta told another passenger on Twitter.
1 hr.+ lines @HeathrowAirport for @Delta due to system outage #Heathrow #oldschool manual ticketing @DeltaAssist http://pic.twitter.com/syC0VwCBDD
— Jake Chen (@MITJAKE) August 8, 2016
Complicación para pasajeros de #Delta en todo el mundo. Su sistema computarizado no funciona, se cayó. @Telemundo47 http://pic.twitter.com/ABZZKQXZ1m
— Alfredo Acosta (@AlfredoT47) August 8, 2016
The failure reportedly caused problems with checking into and boarding Delta flights.
Well, apparently @Delta “systems are down”. http://pic.twitter.com/tMPHkCw0wF
— Anthony Lam (@Antlam) August 8, 2016
Delta Air Lines is the second-largest airline in the world, topped only by American Airlines. In 2015, it came in third for amount of passengers, with almost 140 million traveling on the airline. It was unclear if the system failure was related to a hacking attempt, especially one originating at the Kremlin.
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