Dallas: American Airlines has stopped flights heading to Dallas, Chicago and Miami because of a computer-systems problem.
Airline spokesman Casey Norton said on Thursday that the outage began around 11 AM CDT.
Norton says the airline doesn't know the cause of the problem but is working to fix it.
The Federal Aviation Administration said American planes destined for Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, O'Hare Airport in Chicago and Miami International Airport are being held on the ground.
American did not immediately say how many flights were affected.
The outage comes at an awkward time for American Airline Group Inc, the world's biggest airline. In less than a month, the company plans to complete combining the reservations systems of American and its US Airways subsidiary and retiring the US Airways brand.
Combining technology systems is a difficult feat that has tripped up other airlines, notably leading to several outages at United Airlines after it merged with Continental Airlines in 2010. United suffered two major outages this summer.
American has made meticulous plans to avoid a similar fate. Among other moves, it will reduce flights to lighten the load on its network while it combines the two reservations systems.
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