<ul><li>Two Delta Air Lines flights experienced significant delays due to bad weather, taking around twice as long as usual.</li><li>Delta Flight 2778 from Memphis to Atlanta took 1 hour and 39 minutes instead of the usual under an hour.</li><li>The flight followed an unusual route, heading south over Louisiana to avoid a large patch of severe weather.</li><li>The diversion was necessary to ensure the safety of the passengers and the aircraft amidst the powerful storms that were sweeping across the South and Midwest.</li></ul>

Map shows the journey-doubling detours 2 Delta flights took to avoid major storms

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