American Airlines flights were grounded for close to an hour Sunday by a computer glitch that impacted major airports across the U.S.
Reports of the major carrier's flights being grounded began to filter through to Twitter at around 2 p.m. Sunday, with passengers complaining about delays, according to Fox News.
The Federal Aviation Administration later reported that a national ground stop lasting about 40 minutes had been implemented for American Airlines flights.
No other information was offered, but a spokesperson for the airline confirmed the incident to Fox News, noting that American Airlines lost connectivity with one of its data centers and the issue had since been resolved.
The spokesperson told CNBC that the incident did not result in any cancellations, and caused only nine delays across the entire system.
However, dozens of irate passengers took to social media to vent about delays.
American Airlines has been facing scrutiny over the last few months. First, the carrier's CEO threatened to increase airfares amid declining profits due to high fuel prices.
Then the
airline was hit by a wrongful death lawsuit by the family of a woman who was stricken on a flight and died at a hospital in Texas, the plane’s intended destination, although a doctor on board had urged an emergency landing to treat her.
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