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Fla. travelers still trying to get home after technology outage [Video]

First Coast News met Kathy Curry today; she was planning to sit and wait until her latest rescheduled flight took off 10 hours later – on her 3rd day in the airport.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Passengers at Jacksonville International Airport are ready to get to their destinations after days of waiting following the technology outage Thursday night that disrupted hundreds of thousands of travelers worldwide.

The software company CrowdStrike said they’re working with customers to make sure all systems are restored after airlines grounded flights.

Saturday was Kathy Curry’s third day in the airport. First Coast News met her at 8 a.m. and she was planning to sit and wait until her latest rescheduled flight took off 10 hours later.

“I feel I’m living Groundhog Day,” Curry said. “It’s been absolutely insane.”

Satyanand Maharaj had been trying to get to Fort Lauderdale for days. First he got stuck in Puerto Rico, which he said was difficult because he doesn’t speak Spanish, then he got stuck in Jacksonville.

“It’s the first …

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