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'Computer problems' halt American Airlines flights across US 'Computer problems' halting some American flights now fixed
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American Airlines flights from Miami, Dallas and Chicago are grounded due to computer problems, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has said. American Airlines flights from Miami, Dallas and Chicago should take off soon after being grounded due to computer problems, the airline said.
The FAA said the airline requested to hold departures at the Miami, Dallas Fort-Worth and Chicago O'Hare airports. The airline said on Twitter that its connectivity issues had been resolved and that passengers would be on their way soon.
In response to customers complaints on Twitter, the airline said it was having technical issues. The FAA said the airline had requested to hold departures at the Miami, Dallas Fort-Worth and Chicago O'Hare airports.
The FAA expects to lift the hold - which began about 1200 local time in Miami (1600 GMT) - shortly. The hold began about 1200 local time in Miami (1600 GMT).
Passengers hoping to get to their destinations on time are not hesitating to tell the airline they are unhappy. In response to customers' complaints on Twitter, the airline said it was having technical issues.
It appears the website was not working for some customers, as well. Passengers hoping to get to their destinations on time were not hesitating to tell the airline they were unhappy.
It appears the website had not been working for some customers, as well.