OAN Staff James Myers
8:24am – Tuesday, December 24, 2024
After a brief power outage that suspended all American Airlines flights and caused delays during one of the most popular travel times of the year, the airline announced it had resumed normal operations Tuesday morning. .
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American Airlines said “vendor technical issues” were responsible for delays on all flights within the United States.
The airline warned travelers just after 6:30 a.m. that it was “experiencing technical issues on all U.S. flights,” without providing further details. American Airlines later blamed the problem on a “vendor technology issue.”
However, the airline began boarding planes again around 8 a.m. ET, and flights have since resumed, airline spokeswoman Sarah Jantz said. CNN.
“The issue has been resolved and flights have resumed. We apologize for the inconvenience this morning caused to our customers,” American Airlines said. “Our team is fully committed to getting our customers where they need to be, as quickly as possible.”
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has lifted a nationwide ground stop order for all U.S. flights. The FAA said in a statement that American Airlines requested a nationwide ground stop, but referred all questions to the airline for further details.
The outage occurred on a day when the airline was scheduled to operate more than 3,300 domestic flights. Airlines have resumed operations without mass cancellations, although delays remain.
“Our teams are working hard to get our customers where they need to be, as quickly as possible,” the airline said. “We apologize for the inconvenience caused to our customers.”
American Airlines said delayed customers should depart with minimal disruption.
“We expect some delays throughout the day. [we’re] We are working to mitigate them and avoid cancellations,” Jantz said. “Today we are reducing our schedule and ensuring we have the personnel to support a rapid recovery.”
Despite the disruption, only 26 flights across the U.S. have been canceled so far across airlines, according to data trackers. flight aware.
More than 1,000 flights to and from the U.S. have been delayed, a number that has been on the rise since the U.S. grounding, but officials say high numbers of travelers and winter weather in the Northeast are to blame. I think there is a possibility.
About 40 million passengers are expected to use airports during the holiday period, which ends on January 2, according to the Transportation Security Administration.n.d..
American Airlines offers thousands of daily flights to more than 350 destinations in more than 60 countries.
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