Augusta, GA
Flight snags continue for Augusta travelers after tech outage
AUGUSTA, Ga. – A day after a cybersecurity outage brought thousands of global businesses and agencies to their knees, flight backups continue at airports around the world.
At Augusta Regional Airport, there were at least four canceled arrivals and three canceled departures on Saturday.
Especially hard-hit was Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the world’s busiest – and one that most fliers out of Augusta pass through. Even if they don’t make the drive to Atlanta to fly out, most travelers out of Augusta Regional Airport change planes in Atlanta.
Most flight information boards at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport are no longer flashing a blue error screen. But as of Saturday at 10:30 p.m., more than 689 flights in and out of Atlanta have been canceled and over 903 are delayed, according to data from FlightAware.
The Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines requested a stop on flights from southern and northeastern states until 9 a.m., according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Although it’s been lifted, incoming flights continue to be delayed by two and a half hours.
“Delta is continuing its operational recovery Saturday following an outside vendor technology issue that prompted the airline and many others to pause flying for several hours on Friday,” the airline said in a statement.
The widespread technology outage on Friday caused problems for industries across the board.
But one of the most visible ones was the travel industry, with lines of passengers stranded at airports after airlines were shut down by the outage that happened when cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike deployed a faulty update.
Flights were halted for hours Friday at Augusta Regional Airport because the outage affected Delta and American Airlines, Augusta’s two commercial carriers.
Traveler Nina Pantano said she was taking a quick trip home to see her family but now she won’t make it. Her main problem now? Her luggage.
DIG DEEPER WITH NEWS 12:
“It’s in Detroit, and I’m not there. They said it was supposed to just stay in Charlotte since I was not physically going to Detroit, and I could just pick it up, or they could send it back. But it’s in Detroit,” she said.
Some travelers are no longer relying on planes to get home.
David Wilkins said: “He’s heading to Richmond in a rental car, and he’s turning around and he’s coming back to the airport to pick me up, because we live like 25 minutes apart from each other in Richmond, Virginia.”
American started flying again by around midday Friday, and Delta said it was flying, as well.
But it was slow going.
By late afternoon, Delta showed a number of cancellations and delays at the airport, while American showed several delays.
Wilkins says he is a frequent flier with Delta Airlines.
“I’ve got 1.4 million miles with Delta out of 20 years. Maybe this has happened a handful of times, maybe three or four times,” he said.
In fact, only a couple of flights had arrived in Augusta all day, according to the online flight tracker.
Delta issued a travel waiver for all customers who booked flights departing Friday. It allows customers to manage their own travel changes via delta.com and the Fly Delta app.
The fare difference for customers will be waived when rebooked travel occurs on or before July 24, in the same cabin of service as originally booked. If travel is rebooked after July 24, any difference in fare between the original ticket and the new ticket will be collected at the time of booking.”
American Airlines sent out this statement:
“Earlier this morning, a technical issue with a vendor impacted multiple carriers, including American. As of 5 a.m. ET, we have been able to safely re-establish our operation. We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience.”
Local fliers should contact their airline directly for the most up-to-date flight information.
Copyright 2024 WRDW/WAGT. All rights reserved.
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Several artists came together for a Mother’s Day concert Bethel Community Church Family Life Center.
Lucresha Thomas with Psalm 100 Entertainment said the event honors mothers.
“I think that is very important to honor the mothers because there’s some people that don’t have mothers due, the mothers passing away and mothers not being local,” Thomas said. “So this helps bring them together and they’re able to fellowship with other mothers and just be positive, bringing some gospel to the community where they can fellowship together, be blessed and maybe receive a blessing.”
Host Tommy Ingram said groups from across the area participated in the concert.
“We got a live, a lot of groups coming from all over the area to make sure that all the mothers in the area have a good time today,” Ingram said.
Host Adrian Monet said the free concert gives back to the community.
“Well, okay, yeah, a lot of mothers enjoy some good gospel singing. They love gospel concerts,” Monet said. “And this one is a give back, you know, to the community because it’s completely free. And so it’s a chance for people to bring their mothers to enjoy the music that they love so much.”
Erica and Jessica Harris, co-owners of Sophisticated Soul Food, said they wanted to celebrate mothers.
“Okay, we’re out here today for this pre-Mother’s Day event, and we’re just, we just want to give back to the community and celebrate all mothers,” the co-owners said. “And so we’re so excited to be out here. And we have great soul food for everybody that wants to come out.”
Kenneth Medlock, Tyrell Gibson and Gary Durham of The Country Boys, a gospel group from Thomson, said they were honored to participate.
“So we’re just so grateful to be here and honored to be able to stand up and let the world know how good God is through our songs and our praise,” the group said.
Anthony Gallant and Lamont McDowell, members of a gospel group from the Carolinas, said celebrating mothers is important.
“Oh yeah, I think it’s extremely important because mothers work hard throughout the year. They’re very diligent,” Gallant and McDowell said. “And I think at least if you could celebrate them one time, just make them feel special and that the queens that they are, I think it’s important and they’ll feel that love.”
Copyright 2026 WRDW/WAGT. All rights reserved.
We recognize you are attempting to access this website from a country belonging to the European Economic Area (EEA) including the EU which
enforces the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and therefore access cannot be granted at this time.
For any issues, contact enews@wfxg.com or call 706-650-5400.
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Democratic candidate for Georgia governor Olu Brown visited Augusta on Friday evening, stopping near the Sand Hills Community Center as early voting continues.
Brown is one of six candidates in the Democratic primary.
Campaign priorities
Brown said his vision as governor would focus on three main areas.
“One, it’s affordability around health care and making sure we expand Medicaid and expand Peach Care and make sure we continue to make our rural health care systems healthy and vital,” Brown said. “Number two, we’ve got to address education in all of Georgia, making sure every kid in Georgia gets an excellent education, and we’re paying our teachers more. And number 3, we’re protecting the rights of all women. Folks in the Gold Dome shouldn’t be making decisions about their bodies or the choices that they make.”
Brown is running against Amanda Duffy, Derrick Jackson, Geoff Duncan, Jason Esteves, Keisha Lance Bottoms and Mike Thurmond.
Copyright 2026 WRDW/WAGT. All rights reserved.
-
News36 seconds agoHow Is Pope Leo Shaping the U.S. Church? Bishops.
-
Politics7 minutes agoAfter Virginia Redistricting Map Is Tossed, Democrats Search Desperately for a Response
-
Business13 minutes agoSales Are Up. Celebrities Are In. Is Gap Officially Back?
-
Science19 minutes agoWhat Is Body Dysmorphic Disorder?
-
Health25 minutes agoA 17¢ Supplement Is Changing Lives for Women Over 50—Here’s How
-
Culture37 minutes agoXia De-hong, 94, Dies; Persecuted in China, She Starred in Daughter’s Memoir
-
Lifestyle43 minutes agoA Monument to Chocolate Is Wrapped in Layers of Mexican History
-
Education49 minutes agoHow Brandeis Is Trying to Change College Shopping