American computer glitch stops flights at DFW for two hours
DFW AIRPORT -- For two hours Thursday, American Airlines had “connectivity issues” with its computers, causing significant delays at three of its hub airports.
The computer problems meant passengers had trouble checking in for flights, customers struggled to buy tickets on American’s website and flight dispatchers were not getting all the information they needed to allow flights to arrive or depart at Dallas/Fort Worth, Chicago and Miami airports.
The issues started around 11 a.m., leading American to ask the Federal Aviation Administration for a ground stop, which kept flights destined for those airports from taking off. Flights already in the air were able to land at DFW, and some flights were able to take off.
The stoppage started around 11:30 a.m. and ended around 1:15 p.m., when American said in a Twitter message that its technical problems had been resolved.
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