Delta Air Lines Suddenly Cancels Nearly 200 Flights
According to Atlanta News First, more than 180 overnight Delta flights were canceled as a result of what Delta described as severe summer weather. Delta was not the only airline impacted, but most of the canceled flights were Delta flights.
A Delta spokesperson described the move as 'proactive' due to the severe summer weather.
'Yes, there are proactive cancellations today in Atlanta due to severe summer weather,' a spokesperson for Delta Air Lines told 11 Alive in Atlanta on Friday. 'Safety for our passengers and crew is our top priority.'
The mass cancellations come after a "nightmare" Delta flight sent more than two dozen people to the hospital.
Delta Air Lines Flight 56 from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam experienced "significant" turbulence and needed to divert. When the plane landed, 25 people were hospitalized.
A woman who was aboard the flight said that the in-flight dinner service started when the shocking turbulence hit from out of nowhere.
"There was actually no warning. It was a very abrupt, hard hit," said Leeann Nash, who spoke to Minneapolis' ABC affiliate.
"If you didn't have your seat belt on -- everyone that didn't -- they hit the ceiling, and then they fell to the ground, and the carts also hit the ceiling and fell to the ground, and people were injured, and it happened several times, so it was really scary."
Needless to say, it seems like Delta was making safety a priority for its customers given the severe weather on Thursday night, especially after the scary incident that occurred earlier this week.
While the cancellations were undoubtedly frustrating, they were understandable in context.
Delta Air Lines Suddenly Cancels Nearly 200 Flights first appeared on Men's Journal on Aug 1, 2025
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