Flight cancellations and delays continued to bedevil American Airlines customers on Wednesday -- a day after a major glitch crippled the carrier's reservation system, leading to the grounding of its fleet for several hours."These computer system can get hung up waiting for data. If it never gets it, the system can get overloaded and leads to a shutdown," said Dr.
American Airlines Passengers Still Backed Up After Glitch
Ben Popken, Grace Bello, Carlos Harrison and Harriet Baskas, NBC: News Travel
Wed, 04/17/2013 - 1:21pm
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