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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) canceled a quick nationwide floor cease requested by American Airways (AAL) on Christmas Eve, one of many busiest journey days of the yr.
“A technical difficulty is affecting American flights this morning,” American Airways mentioned, in response to experiences. “Our groups are working to resolve the difficulty as rapidly as attainable, and we apologize to our prospects for the inconvenience.”
People are anticipated to journey in massive numbers this vacation season. The American Vehicle Affiliation (AAA) earlier this month estimated that greater than 119 million folks will journey not less than 50 miles from house between Dec. 1 and New 12 months’s Day, topping a document set in 2019. Greater than 7.8 million of these have been anticipated to to fly, AAA mentioned.
Forecasters anticipated snow and rain within the Northeast and different elements of the U.S. via early Wednesday, in response to Nationwide Climate Service maps revealed Tuesday morning, with thunderstorms in elements of California and a few states alongside the Gulf of Mexico.
American shares have been down lower than 1% about an hour earlier than the opening bell Tuesday. They’re up about 25% this yr.
—David Marino-Nachison contributed to this text.