Major US airlines hit by delays after technical glitch

A technical glitch at an outside aviation company led to delays at major United States airlines on Monday. A series of system-wide outages delayed flights and fired-up customer complaints on social media has been resolved, but it may cause some a disruption in travel plans.Delays that began appearing first in Chicago, New York, Miami and Boston spread to Dallas, Atlanta, Detroit and Washington, DC.The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said the technical issue hit a number of airlines and advised travellers to contact airlines directly for flight information and updates.