Air travel is rough. Here's how the government is trying to fix it.

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Whether it's a delayed flight, lost luggage, added fees, or long security lines, flying can be painful. It's gotten so bad the government is stepping in to try to make air travel suck a little less. Here's how.

A Delta flight to Paris turned back to Boston after crew fell ill when a strange odor filled the cabin

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Last tests at Toulouse Blagnac airport of the Airbus A330-941 neo before being delivered to Delta Airlines, in Toulouse on 05th December 2022
The incident affected a Delta Airbus A330 (not pictured.)

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CrowdStrike is denying Delta's claims it was to blame for thousands of flight disruptions

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CrowdStrike has said in a letter sent to Delta Air Lines that it refutes any allegations that the firm was responsible for thousands of flight cancellations and delays.

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Delta CEO says IT outage cost the airline $500 million, and it has 'no choice' but to seek damages from CrowdStrike

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Delta Air Lines boss Ed Bastian said the airline would be seeking damages for the costs incurred from the IT outage.

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Fainting, heart attacks, and death. How pilots handle medical emergencies in midair.

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Former pilots say that medical emergencies are expected.

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Delta just issued a warning shot to CrowdStrike about the money it wants to help cover some losses from the huge outage

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Delta Air Lines has hired lawyers to seek damages from Crowdstrike.

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Parents say Delta stranded their kids while they were flying alone

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A passenger waits as Delta Air Lines delays and cancellations snarled travel.
A passenger waits as Delta Air Lines delays and cancellations snarled travel.

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The best Delta customers can hope for is a simple refund

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Delta had more severe delays due to CrowdStrike's botched update compared to other airlines.

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Delta has to manually reset each computer system affected by the mass IT outage

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Delta Air Lines has canceled hundreds of flights four days after the technology issues caused by a flawed update issued by CrowdStrike.

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Delta was the hardest-hit US airline during the mass IT outage, and 3 days later, it's still suffering

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Delta Air Lines Airbus A330 aircraft as seen during take off and flying phase, passing in front of the air traffic control tower while the plane is departing from Amsterdam Schiphol International Airport AMS towards Atlanta ATL in the United States of America as flight DL75 in the blue sky
Three days after the mass IT outage, Delta Air Lines has struggled to restore its operations, continuing to cancel hundreds of flights.
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