American Airlines flights resume after technical issue

American Airlines flights have been cleared to resume operations after a brief technical issue led to the grounding of all its flights, News.az reports citing Deutsche Welle.

Earlier today, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered all the airline's flights grounded in the US after the carrier reported a technical issue affecting its entire system.

This comes as millions of people are traveling ahead of ChristmasEve.

AA's request for a "nationwide groundstop” was also acknowledged on the FAA's website

The airline confirmed the issue in a social media comment to a user, asking for passengers' "continued patience.”

After some 40 minutes, the FAA allowed American Airlines flights to return to flying.

No reason was given for the technical issue, and the airline has not issued a statement explaining the glitch.

News.Az