American Airlines reported a widespread “technical issue” on Christmas Eve morning, Dec. 24. The Federal Aviation Administration said the airline requested a ground stop for all its U.S. flights.
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American Airlines responded to worried travelers on X, saying, “Your safety is our utmost priority, once this is rectified, we’ll have you safely on your way to your destination.” The airline lifted the nationwide ground stop around 8 a.m. ET, but no further details on the “technical issue” have been released.
American Airlines said it was expecting to fly nearly 12.7 million customers during the holiday period from Dec. 18 to Jan. 6.
The Transportation Security Administration said it expects to screen nearly 40 million travelers from Dec. 19 to Jan. 2, a more than 6% increase from the same time last year.
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[CRAIG NIGRELLI]
SOME NOT SO WELCOME NEWS FOR MILLIONS OF HOLIDAYS TRAVELERS ON CHRISTMAS EVE –
AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTED A WIDESPREAD “TECHNICAL ISSUE” TUESDAY MORNING.
THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION SAYING AMERICAN AIRLINE REQUESTED A GROUND STOP FOR ALL ITS FLIGHTS.
THE AIRLINE RESPONDED TO WORRIED TRAVELERS ON X – WRITING “YOUR SAFETY IS OUR UTMOST PRIORITY, ONCE THIS IS RECTIFIED, WE’LL HAVE YOU SAFELY ON YOUR WAY TO YOUR DESTINATION.”
AMERICAN AIRLINE SAID IT WAS EXPECTING FLY NEARLY 12 POINT 7 MILLION CUSTOMERS DURING THE HOLIDAY PERIOD FROM DECEMBER 18TH TO JANUARY 6TH.
MEANTIME — THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SAID IT EXPECTS TO SCREEN NEARLY 40 MILLION TRAVELERS FROM DECEMBER 19TH TO JANUARY 2 – A MORE THAN 6 PERCENT INCREASE FROM THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR.
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