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American Airlines flights resume after nationwide outage impacts Rochester airport
WHEC.com • • business
Key Points:
- American Airlines lifted a nationwide ground stop at Rochester airport after a systemwide IT outage caused delays and cancellations for six departures and 13 arrivals.
- Flights already in the air were not affected, and operations resumed once the system was restored.
- The outage caused significant disruption for travelers, leading to long waits, missed connections, and delayed travel plans.
- More than 1,300 delays and 300 cancellations were reported nationwide by American Airlines due to the outage.
- The cause of the IT system outage has not yet been disclosed.
