By Lisa Baertlein

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -The temporary closure of the sprawling United Parcel Service air cargo hub in Louisville, Kentucky, following a deadly plane crash will create delays through the delivery firm’s global network.

The Worldport hub processes millions of packages for roughly 360 incoming and outbound aircraft each day, making it a crucial part of the UPS air cargo operation’s hub-and-spoke model.

The company stopped operations there on Tuesday night after a UPS cargo plane crashed at Louisville International Airport, killing at least nine people, including three flight crew members.

UPS on Wednesday canceled the mid-morning to mid-afternoon Worldport shift that handles Second Day air packages.

It has not said when it plans to resume regular operations at the 5.2 mi

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