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Major US airlines face technical glitch, causing flight delays


New York: A technical glitch at an outside aviation company led to delays at major US airlines on Monday.

The issue has been resolved, but it may cause some a disruption in travel plans. There are delays early Monday at airports in Chicago, New York, Boston, Dallas, Atlanta, Miami and Detroit and Washington, D.C.

The Federal Aviation Administration said the technical issue hit a number of airlines and advised travellers to contact airlines directly for flight information and updates. Airlines say travellers should check online for the latest updates on flights.

American Airlines said the technical issue was related to AeroData, a company that makes aircraft location technology. The glitch affected a few of its regional carriers.

Southwest Airlines lifted an internal ground stop at 7:05 Eastern that had been implemented for about 40 minutes. The airline anticipates scattered delays.

Some United Airlines regional carriers were hampered by the issue, which resulted in delays for select United Express flights, the company said. About 150 flights were impacted, according to United.

“Some flights that were affected have departed, and we’re working to get all affected flights back on schedule,” United said. Delta said that the outage prevented some of its Delta Connection flights from leaving on time.

The airline doesn’t anticipate flight cancellations.

Southwest Airlines was the first carrier to report that the problem had been resolved and it would get travellers moving soon, before later adding customers should expect flight delays.

Many passengers reported long wait times at airports and missed connections.





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