Computer outage affecting major US airlines including Southwest, Delta and United causes hundreds of flight delays nationwide Airlines were forced to ground or delay flights early Monday due to a problem with a program called AeroData, which measures flight weight and balance More than 780 flights have been delayed across the US as of 8.40am Eastern They include one third of flights at airports in New York City, Boston and Chicago
By Megan Sheets For Dailymail.com
Published: 13:38 BST, 1 April 2019 | Updated: 13:41 BST, 1 April 2019
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Several major US airlines are experiencing significant delays Monday morning after a computer glitch caused flight disruptions nationwide.
Southwest, Delta, United, JetBlue and Alaska Airlines were forced to ground or delay flights due to a problem with a program called AeroData, which is used to calculate the weight and balance of flights, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
More than 780 flights have been delayed nationwide as of 8.40am Eastern, including one third of flights at airports in New York City, Boston, Chicago and Washington, DC, according
