The Federal Aviation Administration briefly issued a nationwide ground stop for all American Airlines flights the morning of Christmas Eve, as the airline said a “technical issue” was affecting flights.
The FAA said the ground stop was issued at the request of the airline, on one of the busiest travel days of the year.
“Our teams are working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible, and we apologize to our customers for the inconvenience,” the airline said.
Just before 8 a.m. ET, American Airlines said the ground stop has been lifted and flights were starting to board.
Social media users delayed at their gates had reported issues with having their boarding passes scanned.
X users asked American Airlines when the issue would be resolved. American responded: “Our team is currently working to get this done. An estimated timeframe has not been provided, but they’re trying to fix it in the shortest possible time.”