American Airlines is set to resume service after technical issues grounded flights at three major U.S. airports for nearly two hours today.
The stoppage started around 12:41 p.m. ET Thursday. American Airlines said the “connectivity issues” were solved and flights could resume at 2:42 p.m.
The FAA said the ground stop, which affected all American Airlines traffic in and out of Chicago’s O’Hare, Miami, and Dallas/Fort Worth, was owed to “airline issues.”
We’ve resolved connectivity issues that caused challenges at DFW, ORD and MIA. We’re sorry and will have you on your way soon.
— American Airlines (@AmericanAir) September 17, 2015
FAA Air Traffic Alert: @AmericanAir requested a ground stop for all of their traffic in and out of DFW/ORD/MIA due to their computer issue.
— The FAA (@FAANews) September 17, 2015
“We’re working to resolve technical issues impacting several airports as quickly as possible,” American Airlines said in a statement Thursday.
United Airlines grounded flights around the country for nearly two hours in July, citing a software “glitch” that caused malfunctions checking in passengers for flights.
