From CNET: Delta Air Lines says its operations are finally getting back to normal after several days of chaos involving thousands of canceled and delayed flights that resulted from Friday's massive global IT outage that crashed millions of computers around the world.
In a statement posted to Delta's website, CEO Ed Bastian apologized for the havoc that left thousands of travelers delayed for hours or scrambling to rebook flights said the airline expects "minimal" cancelations and delays for Wednesday, followed by a "normal day" on Thursday.
"While our initial efforts to stabilize the operations were difficult and frustratingly slow and complex, we have made good progress this week and the worst impacts of the CrowdStrike-caused outage are clearly behind us," Bastian said. He added that delays and cancellations were down 50% Tuesday compared with the day before.
Millions of Windows PCs supporting hospitals, 911 systems, banks and telecom companies, in addition to airlines and airports, crashed early Friday morning after the cybersecurity company CrowdStrike sent out a faulty update to Windows systems that crashed them and left many people staring at what's known as the "blue screen of death."
View: Full Article
