NEW YORK (AP) — A technical outage has impacted major airlines and causing flight delays that may impact travel.
The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday that several airlines were dealing with computer issues. The agency recommended people contact their airline directly for flight information and updates.
There were at airports in Chicago, New York, Boston, Atlanta, Miami and Detroit.
According to the FAA, the outage had been resolved just after 8:30 a.m.
Dan Landson of Southwest Airlines said there was an outage with a vendor that services multiple carriers with data used in flight planning. Southwest said it lifted an internal ground stop at 7:05 Eastern that had been implemented for about 40 minutes.
UPDATE: The issue has been resolved. Contact individual #airlines for information on specific delays. https://t.co/5irxFMwRu7
— The FAA (@FAANews) April 1, 2019
The airline anticipates scattered delays and said that travelers should check its website for the latest updates on specific flights.
Delta said some of its flights were impacted.
Hi. A brief third-party technology issue prevented some Delta Connection flights from being dispatched on time this morning has been resolved. We apologize to customers for any inconvenience. TDH
— Delta (@Delta) April 1, 2019
