Flight Delays & Grounded Southwest Planes At DIA Blamed On Weather Computer

DENVER (CBS4) - Dozens of passengers at Denver International Airport reported delayed flights and grounded Southwest Airlines planes Monday night. The delays were blamed on a weather computer failure.

One CBS4 viewer, Eliza, says she was still stuck on the tarmac as of 10 p.m. She tells CBS4 the staff has been wonderful and very accommodating.

It appears other passengers across the country were able to get going to their destination.

Southwest Airlines responded to upset customers on social media.

"It seems that we're currently experiencing a system error, and we're working quickly to get things resolved tonight," one tweet said.

Alex Renteria, Public Information Officer with Denver International Airport tells CBS4, "Southwest Airlines is experiencing some computer issues that are causing flight delays."

Renteria says DIA was first notified of the problem at around 8:20 p.m. DIA has four Southwest planes sitting on the tarmac.

She tells CBS4 the system error is affecting aircraft still on the ground and adds the airport has a lot of space for planes to sit ant wait.

The problem reportedly spans system-wide.