American Airlines on Tuesday lifted an hour-long grounding of all its flights in the US due to an unspecified technical issue, a notice on the US aviation regulator’s website showed.
The grounding, ahead of the busy Christmas travel period, had threatened the holiday plans of thousands.
“A technical issue is affecting American flights this morning. Our teams are working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible, and we apologise to our customers for the inconvenience,” the company had said in a statement following the stoppage.
American operates thousands of flights per day to more than 350 destinations in more than 60 countries.
Shares of the carrier clawed back lost ground…