American Airlines flights have resumed. On Christmas Eve, all flights of American Airlines, the world’s largest airline, were stopped for about 2 hours.
This was done due to a technical problem on Tuesday morning. All of the airline’s flights were grounded from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. US time. The airline had lifted its stops nationwide at 8 a.m., but provided no details about the “technical issue.”
The FAA announced the cessation of flights
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced the shutdown of all American Airlines flights due to technical problems. The FAA issued the instruction after all airline operations were shut down due to a technical problem.
We regret the inconvenience caused to our customers
At the time, American Airlines said in a statement: “Our teams are working to resolve this issue as quickly as possible and we apologize for the inconvenience this may cause to our customers.”
American Airlines had said on social media platform X: “Passenger safety is our top priority. Once the defect is repaired, we will transport you safely to your destinations.
The airline itself had asked the FAA to stop its flights
Millions of people fly American Airlines this Christmas. The airline itself had asked the FAA to stop all flights. Nearly 5 lakh passengers fly American Airlines to 350 destinations in 60 countries every day.
The cessation of flights was announced before passengers boarded. According to American media, the announcement of the cessation of flights was made only 15 minutes before passengers boarded. Many videos from American airports were flooding social media, in which updates were given to passengers every 15 minutes. In this, American Airlines was saying that our system was broken. We are unable to send crew members and passengers on the plane.
According to a CNN report, the glitch in the airline’s services was first reported by a disaster consultant named David Myers at 6 a.m. Tuesday. He was going to celebrate Christmas with his family by plane.
What is ground stopping?
The ground stopover is the most restrictive of the air traffic management majors. To do this, special flights must remain on the ground based on criteria such as airport, aerospace or material constraints.
Ground shutdown is usually implemented in systems with seriously reduced capacity. This includes weather-related problems, technical problems or failure of air traffic control services.
Local and national ground stop
Ground stops can be of two types: local and national. In the event of a local ground stop, aircraft movement may be stopped for up to 30 minutes, although this period may be extended if necessary.
At the same time, the National Ground Stop is carried out only in certain cases. In this case, the ground stop is implemented under coordination between the installation concerned and the FAA.