American Airlines
was Halted for several hours on Tuesday
after a nationwide problem with its computer systems. Late afternoon,
its computers were back up and its operation were slowly coming back to
life.
More than 400 flights were canceled and scores more were delayed due to system wide problem that started around midday and lasted until around
4:30 p.m. Eastern time. Still, the airline said it expected
cancellations and delays to last through the rest of Tuesday as it tried
to restore a normal schedule.
American said the problem was caused by an inability to gain access to
its reservations system, called Sabre. The electronic system, often
described as the brains of an airline, is responsible for bookings and
reservations, but also manages a wide variety of functions related to
flights, including printing boarding passes, online check-ins,
ticketing, and tracking bag.
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