[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] American Airlines has been hit by a widespread outage that is impacting all flights.
Reports of issues surfaced around 1:30pm ET, with travelers saying they are stuck on the runway or crammed in waiting areas.
Some travelers have shared their frustrations on social media, saying they have been sitting at the gate for more than one hour.
'Sitting at the airport, they are saying AA flights everywhere are impacted by the maintenance system being down,' one user shared on Reddit.
One flyer in Fort Myers said the Pilot told passengers that they are unable to 'get a flight plan, fuel report or passenger manifest.'
'Our team is awaiting the all clear to take the air, and we truly apologize for the added wait. We'll have you on the way very shortly,' American Airlines shared at 2:37pm ET.
Downdetector, a site that monitors online outages, shows issues with the website, delays and logging into the app.
A live outage map shows major cities, including Chicago, Los Angeles, Dallas, New York and Phoenix, are all in the red.
A source from one affected airport told CNN the airline had sent messages indicating problems for at least two hours with the system that handles flight bookings, check-in, ticketing and baggage tagging, along with other functions. The source said American sent communications just before 2:45 p.m. ET stating the systems were coming back online and to expect “slight delays as they work towards normal operations.”
At 2:30 p.m. ET, flight data tracker FlightAware showed 21% of American Airlines flights delayed and 2% canceled. American’s wholly-owned subsidiary PSA Airlines had 27% of flights delayed and 11% were canceled Friday. 
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