The lingering hangover from Tuesday’s American Airlines computer meltdown along with bad weather in parts of the country were creating further problems for American Airlines passengers Wednesday.
At Sea-Tac Airport Wednesday, two American departures, both to Chicago, were cancelled, and two flights, one to Dallas and the other to Chicago, were running seriously behind schedule.
A four-hour shutdown of American’s connection to its main reservations system Tuesday caused the airline to cancel or postpone 1,000 flights Tuesday. Without a functioning connection, the airline couldn’t issue boarding passes, scan boarding passenger tickets, issue or change tickets or figure weight and balance …