American Airlines Grounded 2025 Dates. A technical issue led american airlines to briefly issue a nationwide ground stop on christmas eve morning, stopping more than 100 flights on one of the busiest travel days of the year. On december 24, 2024, american airlines faced a significant operational disruption, grounding all flights across the united states due to a technical issue.
American airlines flights were grounded across the country early on christmas eve because of a reported technical problem. American airlines briefly grounded flights nationwide due to a technical problem just as the christmas travel season kicked into overdrive and winter weather threatened more.