Flights at US airports across the country are delayed because of an IT failure affecting at least five airlines, the FAA has said.
Southwest Airlines, Delta, United Airlines, JetBlue, and Alaska Air are affected, and delays are expected, the authority told CBS.
American Airlines also said it had been affected, and that their passengers will incur delays.
Some of those airlines told passengers on Twitter that an IT failure was to blame.
492 Southwest Airlines flights have been delayed so far today, as have 116 flights operated by JetBlue, data from Flight Aware airline tracking shows.
Departure boards at Orlando International Airport and Tampa International Airport, in Florida, show delays for Southwest Airlines flights.
Southwest Airlines said on Twitter that they have been told the technical issue delaying their flights has now been resolved.
Alaska Airlines said on Twitter that they are working on a solution.
Departure boards at Dallas Fort Worth Airport, Texas, show delays for Alaska Airlines passengers.
Departure boards at Louis Armstrong New Orleans Airport show delays for some United Airlines passengers.
Several JetBlue and Southwest Airlines flights out of Boston Logan Airport are delayed.
A number of United, Delta, and Southwest flights from Port Columbus International Airport are delayed.
American Airlines and Delta flights are delayed out of New York’s LaGuardia Airport, online departure boards show.
AeroData, a program used to calculate the weight and balance of flights before take off, looks to have been the cause of the outage
“AeroData is currently experiencing a technical issue that is impacting multiple carriers, including a few of our regional carriers,” American Airlines said in a statement.
“AeroData is working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible, and we apologize to our customers for the inconvenience.”
FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen told AJC.com. “Several airlines are experiencing issues with a flight planning weight and balance program called AeroData. Mainline operations and regional operations are impacted to varying degrees.”
After several hours of IT issues, Delta tweeted: “A brief third-party technology issue has been resolved. No cancellations are expected due to the issue and our teams are working to resolve some resulting delays.”
This is a developing story, please check back for updates.
