Flight cancellations and delays eased on Saturday as airlines worked to recover from a global IT outage sparked chaos at airports and for other industries a day earlier.
More than 1,200 flights were canceled on Saturday, with over 900 of them in the United States, according to flight-tracking site FlightAware.
On Friday, more than 5,000 flights were canceled worldwide, with about 3,400 in the U.S. Over 12,000 U.S. flights were delayed.
A software update from CrowdStrike that went awry led to a major outage of Microsoft systems for businesses around the world.
About 7% of United's mainline flights were canceled on Saturday, down from 22% on Friday, according to FlightAware data.
Persons:
Toby Enqvist
Organizations:
Microsoft, United, Delta Air Lines, Airlines
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