American Airlines flights operational following brief grounding

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American Airlines said a “technical issue” disrupted flights nationwide early Tuesday but has since been cleared by the Federal Aviation Administration.

All American Airlines flights were briefly grounded in the United States, including at RSW. The issue has been resolved, but delays are expected.

WINK News reached out to American Airlines for information, and they responded in a statement saying,

“A vendor technology issue briefly affected flights this morning. That issue has been resolved and flights have resumed. We sincerely apologize to our customers for the inconvenience this morning. It’s all hands on deck as our team is working diligently to get customers where they need to go as quickly as possible.” American Airlines Media Relations

They also provided the following additional info:

  • The technology issue impacted the systems needed to release flights.
  • The ground stop lasted approximately one hour.
  • Customers can find the latest information on their flight using the mobile app and aa.com.

WINK News reporter Camila Pereira is at RSW and getting us the latest updates.

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