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.

Passengers check in at a counter of Delta Air Lines in Mexico City, Mexico, August 8, 2016. REUTERS/Ginnette Riquelme

"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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