All American Airways flights within the US are at present grounded

If you happen to’re touring for the vacations at the moment, 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 at present 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 other than the FAA discover and American Airways’ put up on X, there is not any phrase on what’s flawed or when issues may change. And whereas Christmas Eve is not the busiest journey day of the 12 months, 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 modifications.