Travel Hell: American Airlines Technical Issue Cause Christmas Eve Chaos With Delays

On Christmas Eve, during one of the busiest travel times of the year, a technical glitch at American Airlines left planes temporarily grounded and kicked off chaos for thousands of travelers.

At 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, the airline announced it was “experiencing a technical issue with all American flights,” blaming a “vendor technology issue” for the problem.

Several hours later, the airline announced the issue had been resolved.

We have resolved a vendor technology issue that briefly affected flights this morning.