Southwest Airline flights resume after brief ground stop Tuesday morning, per FAA
Southwest Airlines suffered another meltdown Tuesday morning as a ground stop — an action barring the airline’s planes from taking off — stranded travelers throughout the country, and was later confirmed by the Federal Aviation Administration.
According to the FAA, Southwest experienced technical issues with their internal systems and a pause to its departures was granted “at the airline’s request.” Reports of the problems began around 7 a.m. PDT; the FAA said that the pause had been lifted as of 8:10 a.m.At the airline’s request, the FAA paused Southwest’s departures as they resolved the issue.
Twitter user @FennerMichelle said she was sitting in a plane “waiting for computers to come back” when the airline replied with news of a stoppage. “We have had to implement a ground stop as a result of intermittent issues that were experienced, and we should hopefully be resuming our operation as soon as possible,” a company employee wrote in reply. “I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, but we’ll be here for you if you need any assistance.”
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