All American Airlines flights in the US are currently grounded

When you’re touring for the vacations at present, I hope you are not flying on American Airways. As of this morning, the airline stated on X that every one of its flights have been presently grounded, with no present schedule for when flights will resume. As The Verge notes, a discover posted by the Federal Aviation Administration confirms that there’s a “nationwide groundstop” for all AA flights; it additionally says that this stoppage is at “firm request.”

Naturally, a great deal of persons are freaking out about this on X and Threads, however except for the FAA discover and American Airways’ publish on X, there is no phrase on what’s incorrect or when issues would possibly change. And whereas Christmas Eve is not the busiest journey day of the yr, that is chilly consolation for everybody caught at an airport this morning. We’re reaching out to American Airways for more information and can replace this story if something adjustments.