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

In the event you’re touring for the vacations at present, I hope you are not flying on American Airways, as a result of it nonetheless is perhaps 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 if issues are returning to regular, there is a good probability these disruptions can have ripple results making a busy journey day even more durable.

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.”

Except for the FAA discover and American Airways’ publish on X, there wasn’t an actual cause 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 result 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.