'If this is an April fools joke, this is just cruel' one stranded passenger asked on Twitter.
AeroData, a vendor that lets carriers track plane weight and balance,For the second time in as many weeks, a, leaving passengers furious.
The Federal Aviation Administration and Southwest blamed the delays on a technical issue with the vendor AeroData, which some airlines use to plan weight and balance of flights. By 8 a.m., the computer issues had been resolved, Delta Air Lines, said, but not before more than 1,400 flights had been delayed and another 136 canceled,
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