American Airlines orders systemwide ground delay due to computer glitch


Skift Take

The precise cause of the problems hasn't been articulated, but American obviously needs to get this fixed promptly. This is potentially inconveniencing thousands of travelers, and will cost the airline in dollars and goodwill.

Computer problems forced American Airlines to ground flights across the country Tuesday after the airline was unable to check passengers in and book passengers. The problems started in late morning, and by Tuesday afternoon American said on its Twitter account that it had or