American Airlines 'technical issue' resolved after temporary ground stop on Christmas Eve

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- American Airlines experienced delays on the morning of Christmas Eve due to what the airline called a "technical issue" that impacted systems needed to release flights. The issue was resolved after the airline experienced a temporary ground stop.
The Fort Worth-based international airline posted on X at 5:37 a.m. that it was "currently experiencing a technical issue with all American Airlines flights." The post was in response to a passenger reporting their plane, headed from St