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'Computer problems' halt American Airlines flights across US 'Computer problems' halt American Airlines flights across US
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American Airlines flights from Miami, Dallas and Chicago are grounded due to computer problems, the Federal Aviation Administration has said. American Airlines flights from Miami, Dallas and Chicago are grounded due to computer problems, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has said.
The airline is tweeting at customers complaining about being grounded that it is having technical issues and is working to resolve them. The FAA said the airline requested to hold departures at the Miami, Dallas Fort-Worth and Chicago O'Hare airports.
An FAA spokeswoman said the airline requested to hold departures at the Miami, Dallas Fort-Worth and Chicago O' Hare airports. In response to customers complaints on Twitter, the airline said it was having technical issues.
More updates soon. The FAA expects to lift the hold - which began about 1200 local time in Miami (1600 GMT) - shortly.
Passengers hoping to get to their destinations on time are not hesitating to tell the airline they are unhappy.
It appears the website was not working for some customers, as well.