Airline computer glitches gone wild

Hosted by Warren Olney Aug. 12, 2016 National

When Delta Airlines cancelled more than 2000 flights this week, it sent an unintended message to people planning to fly, for business or pleasure. It could happen to you.

Photo: Delta passengers wait to check in following a Delta Airlines system-wide computer breakdown, at Newark International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, August 8, 2016. (Joseph Ax/Reuters)

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Credits

Host:
Warren Olney

Producers:
Paul von Zielbauer, Andrea Brody

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