One airport, thousands of stranded passengers

Published: July 24, 2024, 3:18 p.m.

“We started breaking down crying, because I didn\u2019t think I would get out for my mother\u2019s funeral.\u201d \u201cI\u2019m about $10,000 out of pocket right now for just lodging, food and transportation.” These are just a few of the pained frustrations passengers at Atlanta’s airport, Delta\u2019s primary hub, shared after flight delays and cancellations following the recent CrowdStrike outage. Also: sluggish home sales, the ban on noncompete agreements and politicization of the Federal Reserve.