The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has lifted the nationwide ground stop for American Airlines and its subsidiaries, signaling the end of a significant disruption that affected flights across the U.S. The airline confirmed that flights are now boarding, and operations are returning to normal, with the ground stop officially over. The issue, caused by a technical problem, had led to widespread delays during one of the busiest travel periods of the year. Passengers faced delays of up to 90 minutes, with some flights returning to their gates. A software outage, reportedly preventing weight and balance calculations, was cited as the cause of the disruption. Travelers, including David Myers, a 62-year-old consultant traveling from Salisbury, Maryland, to New Orleans, expressed frustration to CNN over the delays but understood the importance of safety. Myers, hoping to spend Christmas with his children, emphasized that clearer communication at the gate would have been helpful. At the time of the outage, American Airlines did not provide an estimated resolution time, and the airline’s stock dropped nearly 3% in premarket trading due to the technical setback. This comes on one of the busiest days for travel of the season with 40 million people estimated to fly this Christmas season, according to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Follow Newsweek’s live blog for the latest.
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Christmas Travel Chaos Updates: American Airlines Systems Back Up After Major Outage
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