US regulators investigating Delta’s response to global tech outage, AP Explains

(23 Jul 2024) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Dallas - 23 July 2024 1. SOUNDBITE (English) David Koenig, The Associated Press: “Air travel around the world was interrupted last week when a faulty software update went out to Microsoft machines. More than 8 million of them around the world, and it took a couple of days for most airlines to recover. But Delta Airlines, in particular has struggled to get back on track, and they are still, even today, five days out, canceling about 500 flights. And they’ve canceled more than 6000 flights since this started.” ASSOCIATED PRESS Atlanta - 19 July 2024 2. Various of people at airport waiting in lines, sitting and lying on the floor ASSOCIATED PRESS Dallas - 23 July 2024 3. SOUNDBITE (English) David Koenig, The Associated Press: COVERED “And the Transportation Department has announced it’s going to investigate what’s going on at Delta. And they want to make sure that Delta is t