Delta Air Lines to cancel nearly 250 flights on Tuesday

[August 09, 2016]  (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines Inc <DAL.N> said it was cancelling nearly 250 flights on Tuesday as it looks to restore operations after a power outage hit its computer systems on Monday, causing the cancellation of about 1,000 flights.

Members of the mission group Adventures In Missions wait to find out if their flight to Guatemala is on time or cancelled after Delta Air Lines' computer systems crashed on Monday, grounding flights around the globe, at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. August 8, 2016. REUTERS/Tami Chappell

"We were able to bring our systems back on line and resume flights within a few hours yesterday but we are still operating in recovery mode," Delta, the No.2 U.S. airline by passenger traffic, said in a statement on Tuesday. (http://bit.ly/2aIrQjS)

The outage forced Delta to ground planes, stranding passengers at airports around the globe.

Atlanta-based Delta said it would offer compensation to customers affected by significant delays or cancellations.

Rivals Southwest Airlines Co <LUV.N> and American Airlines Group Inc <AAL.O> have also suffered flight disruptions earlier due to data system malfunctions.

(Reporting by Rachit Vats in Bengaluru; Editing by Kirti Pandey)

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