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JetBlue data outage causes delays nationwide
File photo: Customers check in at JetBlue's counter at John F. Kennedy Airport on April 23, 2014 in the Queens borough of New York City.
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Update 11:57 a.m.: Booking site restored
In a blog post, JetBlue said its flight booking system was online again, though it was still experiencing system problems.
The airline blamed a power outage at a Verizon Data Center.
11:00 a.m.: JetBlue Airways said Thursday it had experienced a data outage that was causing check-in problems and flight delays.
The company's website was still down shortly before 11 a.m. PT.
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