FAA Orders Nationwide Ground Stop For Southwest

CNN reports:

The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a nationwide ground stop for Southwest Airlines flights, citing “equipment issues.”

“Southwest Airlines requested the FAA pause the airline’s departures,” the agency told CNN in a statement. Southwest Airlines reported technology issues Tuesday morning and said it would “hopefully be resuming our operation as soon as possible.”

Southwest called the problem “intermittent technology issues” in a social media post to customers. Several have taken to social media to complain about delayed flights.

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Here is the alert from FAA: “SOUTHWEST NATIONWIDE GROUND STOP” pic.twitter.com/magnqPIBNz

— Pete Muntean (@petemuntean) April 18, 2023

All Southwest Airlines planes on ground stop at #nashville #bna due to technical issues. Planes that have landed are stranded on tarmac with no open gates. #SouthwestAirlines pic.twitter.com/eDns04mg5I

— Nash ?? (@nashpatriot24) April 18, 2023