Jul 22, 2024
Friday's massive air travel delays, mapped
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Air travelers leaving the Houston, Atlanta and Detroit areas had the roughest go of it after a global meltdown caused by an error at Texas-based CrowdStrike rocked airline systems around the world.
By the numbers: Nearly 71% of flights departing Houston were delayed or canceled Friday afternoon, per FlightAware.
- It was nearly 78% of flights leaving Atlanta, and about 67% of those leaving Detroit.
The big picture: This IT havoc followed Beryl delays earlier this month at Houston's airports, which were on pace to experience a record-shattering number of passengers in July.