American stops flights at 3 airports

American Airlines flights to and from Dallas, Chicago and Miami were briefly stopped on Thursday by a computer problem that prevented passengers from checking in.
Airline officials said they fixed their computer systems after less than two hours but were still trying to determine the exact cause of the interruption.
American spokesman Casey Norton said there was no indication that the airline's computers had been hacked.
The midday failure affected flights on American and its regional affiliate, American Eagle. The Federal Aviation Administration said that American Airlines planes destined for Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, O'Hare Airport in Chicago and Miami International Airport were held on the ground at other airports.
Norton said six American Eagle flights in Chicago were canceled and about 300 American and Eagle flights were delayed by an average of slightly more than one hour.
The incident occurred at an awkward time for American Airlines Group Inc., the world's biggest airline, according to AP.

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