Delta Cancels Flights For Third Day After Storm Hits Atlanta

Air traffic at Hartfield-Jackson International Airport has been delayed most of this week due to severe storms in Georgia and the Southeast.

Branden Camp / Associated Press

Delta Air Lines said Friday it has canceled about 3,000 flights this week as it struggles in the aftermath of a storm that hit its big hub airport in Atlanta.

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The thunder storm hit Wednesday, but canceled flights and long lines in Atlanta persisted into Friday. Delta had canceled more than 400 flights by midday Friday, according to tracking service FlightAware.com.