Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The CrowdStrike outage , which knocked broadcasters off the air and grounded airline flights around the world, largely spared private jet flyers. However, even private skies travelers will probably see some impact later today and over the weekend. As of late morning, FlightAware reports 32,488 flights delayed and 3,732 flights canceled.
That’s over 150% more cancelations that yesterday for the full day. A spokesperson for Wheels Up, fourth-largest U.S.
charter and fractional operator, which counts Delta Air Lines as its largest shareholder, says, "Our operations have not been impacted by the issue," adding, "We are working closely with Delta and supporting them on requests from their impacted customers." CRAWLEY, ENGLAND - JULY 19: Passengers queue at Gatwick Airport amid a global IT outage on July 19, ..
. [+] 2024 in Crawley, United Kingdom. Businesses, travel companies and Microsoft users across the globe were among those affected by a tech outage today.
(Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images) Getty Images FlightAware shows 652 cancelations and 913 delayed flights by Delta. Other private jet flight providers are saying they aren't seeing delays or cancelations as of midday. “Flexjet’s flights planned today will be uninterrupted and we have been accommodating our owners who have asked for last-minute flights due to the outage,” says spokesperson for the second-largest private jet operator in the U.
S. FlyExclusive CEO J.