Airlines may owe you for your flight chaos. Here's what to know.

Fri, 07/19/2024 - 14:37

A Spirit Airlines passenger is sitting next to the airline's kiosks at LaGuardia Airport that are disabled due to an IT outage on July 19, 2024.. — Thousands of flights were canceled around the world Friday morning due to a global IT issue linked to an issue at cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike.
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A massive IT outage on Friday brought much of the US airline industry to a standstill.
More than 9,000 flights were delayed or canceled due to the outage in the US alone.
Here's what passengers of cancelled and delayed flights are entitled to according to the DOT.

A massive IT outage on Friday brought much of the US airline industry to a standstill, leaving thousands of flyers stranded in airports across the country during the height of the summer travel season.