American Airlines nationwide ground stop on Christmas Eve is lifted
The Federal Aviation Administration briefly issued a nationwide ground stop for all American Airlines flights the morning of Christmas Eve, as the airline said a "technical issue" was affecting flights.
The Federal Aviation Administration briefly issued a nationwide ground stop for all American Airlines flights the morning of Christmas Eve, as the airline said a "technical issue" was affecting flights.
The FAA said the ground stop was issued at the request of the airline, on one of the busiest travel days of the year.
American Airlines later explained that a “vendor technology issue” led to the hour-long ground stop Tuesday morning. That technology issue impacted systems needed to release flights.
“That issue has been resolved and flights have resumed,” the airline said. “We sincerely apologize to our customers for the inconvenience this morning. It’s all hands on deck as our team is working diligently to get customers where they need to go as quickly as possible.”
Just before 8 a.m. ET, American Airlines said the ground stop has been lifted and flights were starting to board, which the FAA confirmed.
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