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Flight cancellations and delays continued on Saturday as airlines worked to recover from a global IT outage sparked chaos at airports and for other industries a day earlier.

More than 2,800 flights were canceled on Saturday, with over 2,100 of them in the United States, according to flight-tracking site FlightAware. More than 8,600 U.S. flights were delayed.

On Friday, more than 5,000 flights were canceled worldwide, with about 3,400 in the U.S. Nearly 13,000 U.S. flights were delayed.

The disruptions on Fwere similar to severe weather like a winter or tropical storm but airlines had no time to prepare for the outage, leaving them scrambling to accommodate customers ahead of a summer weekend.

A software update from CrowdStrike that went awry led to a major outage of Microsoft systems for businesses around the world.

Delta Air Lines canceled about 36% of its Saturday flights up from 32% a day earlier. Airlines waived fare differences and fees for affected customers.

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