American Airlines lifted a nationwide groundstop on Tuesday after reporting earlier a widespread “technical issue” affecting all flights as many Americans began traveling for the busy holidays.
The airline said in a statement that the groundstop lasted approximately one hour, and all flight have since resumed.
“A vendor technology issue briefly affected flights this morning,” the statement said. “That issue has been resolved and flights have resumed. 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.”
An Air Traffic Control System Command Center advisory shows that the airline issued a nationwide groundstop on Christmas Eve.
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