Delta cancels hundreds more flights, expects normal operations soon

New York

DELTA Air Lines Inc on Wednesday cancelled more than 300 flights and upended thousands of travellers' plans for the third day in a row after a power outage hit its computer systems, though it forecast a return to normal operations later in the day.

Delta, the No 2 US airline by passenger traffic, said that systems that allow customer service agents to process check-ins and dispatch aircraft are now functioning normally. Most of Wednesday's delays and cancellations are the result of flight crews being displaced or running up against maximum allowed work hours, it said.