American Airlines is boarding flights again after the FAA lifted its nationwide groundstop
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Source: CNN Business
Updated 9:43 AM EST, Tue December 24, 2024
New York CNN — Following a brief outage that grounded all American airlines flights during one of the busiest travel periods of the year, American Airlines says it has resumed service Tuesday morning.
American Airlines said a “vendor technology issue” was responsible for delaying all of its flights in the United States. But the company began boarding flights again at around 8 am ET, and flights have since resumed, airline spokeswoman Sarah Jantz told CNN.
The Federal Aviation Administration lifted its nationwide groundstop order for all American flights. The FAA in a statement said American requested a nationwide ground stop but it referred all questions to the airline for more information. The outage came on a day when the airline is scheduled to have more than 3,300 domestic flights, according to the aviation analytics firm Cirium. The airline resumed service with residual delays but without a substantial number of cancelations.
“It’s all hands on deck as our team is working diligently to get customers where they need to go as quickly as possible,” the airline said. “We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience.” American said delayed customers should be on their way with minimal disruption.
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Well now that's a mess. (ETA - now resolved so far)
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Updated 8:08 AM EST, Tue December 24, 2024
New York CNN -- Following a brief outage that grounded all American airlines flights during one of the busiest travel periods of the year, American Airlines says it has resumed service Tuesday morning. American Airlines said a "technical issue" had delayed all of its flights in the United States. But the company began boarding flights again at around 8 am ET, airline spokeswoman Sarah Jantz told CNN.
The Federal Aviation Administration lifted its nationwide groundstop order for all American flights. The FAA in a statement said American requested a nationwide ground stop but it referred all questions to the airline for more information. "We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience," American Airlines said in a statement.
David Myers, a 62-year-old disaster consultant traveling from from Salisbury, Maryland, to New Orleans with a layover in Charlotte said he was first alerted to the issue at 6 am Tuesday morning. He and his wife are trying to spend Christmas with their children.
"It's Christmas Eve, so complaining doesn't seem quite right," Myers told CNN. "And safety always comes first. But more information at the gate would be helpful."
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Updated 7:43 AM EST, Tue December 24, 2024
New York CNN -- American Airlines said a "technical issue" is delaying all of its flights in the United States during one of the busiest travel periods of the year. "A technical issue is affecting American flights this morning," an airline spokesperson told CNN. "Our teams are working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible, and we apologize to our customers for the inconvenience."
The Federal Aviation Administration posted a nationwide groundstop order for all American flights, according to an advisory notice. The FAA in a statement said American Airlines requested a nationwide ground stop but it referred all questions to the airline for more information.
David Myers, a 62-year-old disaster consultant traveling from from Salisbury, Maryland, to New Orleans with a layover in Charlotte said he was first alerted to the issue at 6 am Tuesday morning. He and his wife are trying to spend Christmas with their children. "It's Christmas Eve, so complaining doesn't seem quite right," Myers told CNN. "And safety always comes first. But more information at the gate would be helpful."
Customers on social media began complaining early Tuesday morning that some flights were returning to their gates and that delays are about 90 minutes.
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They got hacked.
