Biden Admin Opens Investigation Into Major Airline After Canceling Thousands Of Flights

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced Tuesday that the department would be opening an investigation into Delta Air Lines due to the company canceling thousands of flights since Friday.

Buttigieg noted in his announcement of the probe into Delta that the goal was to “ensure the airline is following the law and taking care of its passengers during continued widespread disruptions,” according to his post on X. FlightAware and travel-data provider CiriumMore have recorded more than 6,600 cancellations since the outage began, The Associated Press reported.

“All airline passengers have the right to be treated fairly, and I will make sure that right is upheld,” Buttigieg wrote on X.

On Saturday, the airline reported 1,208 flights canceled throughout the U.S., with another 1,386 total cancellations on Sunday, 1,160 canceled on Monday and 476 canceled on Tuesday, according to data from FlightAware.

Delta has struggled to resume its normal flight schedule following a massive CrowdStrike IT outage that halted systems at airports, banks and airlines on Friday. American Airlines, Delta and United all asked the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for a global ground stop on all flights following the outage,