American Airlines Briefly Halts Flights Nationwide After Technical Issue
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American had reported a technical issue affecting its entire system with millions traveling for the holiday.
American Airlines briefly grounded flights nationwide Tuesday due to a technical issue just as the Christmas travel season kicks into high gear.
American flights were cleared to fly by federal regulators about one hour after a national ground stop order was issued by federal regulators.
Just before 7 a.m. Eastern time, the Federal Aviation Administration ordered all American Airlines flights grounded in the U.S. at the airline’s request. American had reported a technical issue affecting its entire system with millions traveling for the holiday.
The ground stop, according to the time stamps on the FAA’s orders, lasted exactly one hour.
American has not expanded on what technical issue grounded the flights and the airline did not immediately respond to a request for comment.