American Airways flights have been grounded this morning, however have resumed

Should you’re touring for the vacations right now, I hope you are not flying on American Airways, as a result of it nonetheless may be a tough day. Earlier this morning, the airline stated on X that each one of its flights have been at present grounded, however since then the Federal Aviation Administration has lifted the stoppage, which was initially issued on the airline’s request. Even supposing issues are returning to regular, there is a good probability these disruptions can have ripple results making a busy journey day even harder.

As The Verge noted, a discover posted by the Federal Aviation Administration confirms that there’s a “nationwide groundstop” for all AA flights; it additionally says that this stoppage is at “firm request.”

Apart from the FAA discover and American Airways’ publish on X, there wasn’t an actual purpose given for the delay. However for the reason that grounding was lifted, CNN reports that an American Airways spokesperson stated the stoppage was as a consequence of a “vendor expertise difficulty” that has now “been resolved and flights have resumed.”

Replace, 9:15AM ET: This story has been up to date to notice that the bottom stoppage has been resolved.