After a bout of hail and harsh winds left its travel operations at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport in chaos Friday night, Delta Air Lines is reportedly looking at a possible hefty fine.
Severe storms initially led to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issuing a ground stop at Atlanta on Friday, but Delta eventually had to maintain its own ground stop as over 50 aircraft and various pieces of ground equipment underwent inspection.
Lengthy delays leave customers irate
On social media and Reddit, Delta passengers lamented planes being stuck on the tarmac and flights being delayed, or in some cases, cancelled outright.
“I’ve been stuck on my plane for 11 hours now,” one person wrote…