American Airlines grounds all U.S. flights due to ‘technical issue’
The Hindu
American Airlines grounds all U.S. flights due to technical issue, disrupting Christmas Eve travel plans for thousands of passengers.
American Airlines on Tuesday (December 24, 2024) grounded all its flights in the U.S. due to an unspecified technical issue, according to the company and a regulatory notice, disrupting the travel plans of thousands of passengers set to fly out for Christmas Eve.
The company has not said why it was stopping all flights. Numerous passengers were posting on social media that their flights had been stuck on the runway at various airports and were now being sent back to the gate.
“An estimated timeframe has not been provided, but they’re trying to fix it in the shortest possible time,” the company said in a post on X, responding to a question from a stranded flyer.
Shares of the carrier were down 3.8% before the bell. A notice on the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration website merely said the company had requested a nationwide groundstop, without giving a reason.
As of 7.30 a.m. ET, American had not made a formal statement on social media and was only responding to comments on X as numerous users posted there, as well as on Bluesky and Facebook.
“Hey, @AmericanAir just tell us whether we should go home or not. Please don’t make us wait in the airport for hours,” wrote one user.
American operates thousands of flights per day to more than 350 destinations in more than 60 countries.
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