American Airlines Tells Travelers: “Come Pick Up Your Luggage” After IT Outage, Storms Snarl Philadelphia FlightsAmerican Airlines is urging passengers traveling through Philadelphia International Airport to return to the airport to retrieve their checked luggage after a technology outage and severe thunderstorms created widespread disruptions Tuesday evening. The airline is working through a backlog of baggage after a brief nationwide IT outage temporarily halted departures and left baggage carousels at Philadelphia International Airport unable to keep up with arriving flights. According to 6abc, some passengers sat on inactive baggage carousels for hours while waiting for their luggage to appear. The airline is advising affected passengers to return to Philadelphia International Airport to claim their luggage or file a delayed baggage report if their bags remain missing. American Airlines Tells Travelers: “Come Pick Up Your Luggage” After IT Outage was originally published on rnbphilly.com