Your Monday flight might’ve been delayed. Three major airlines say they’re straight now
Multiple U.S. airlines, including Miami powerhouse American Airlines and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood powerhouses Southwest and Delta, suffered technical issues Monday morning that delayed flights.
American said there were “a handful” of inbound and outbound delays from Miami.
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport spokesman Gregory Meyer emailed, “We have approximately 55 delayed flights with no cancellations. The software/computer issue is with the following airlines at FLL: Southwest, Delta, Spirit, JetBlue, Alaska, and United.”
By 8:20 a.m., American, Southwest and Delta Airlines were saying the problem with airline software provider AeroData had been resolved. American and Delta said it affected their commuter airlines.
American Airlines said in an email, “Earlier this morning, AeroData had a technical issue that impacted a few of our regional carriers. This technical issue has been resolved.”
American couldn’t answer exactly how many flights had been delayed.
Southwest Airlines tweeted around 7:14 a.m. it was hearing the problem that caused its flight delays had been solved.
This story was originally published April 1, 2019 at 8:27 AM.