American Airlines resumes flights after nationwide ground stop [Video]

Following a brief outage that grounded all American Airlines flights during one of the busiest travel periods of the year, the company resumed service Tuesday morning.American Airlines said a “technical issue” had delayed all its flights in the United States. But the company began boarding flights again at around 8 a.m. ET, airline spokeswoman Sarah Jantz told CNN.The Federal Aviation Administration lifted its nationwide ground stop order for all American flights. In a statement, the FAA said American requested a nationwide ground stop but referred all questions to the airline for more information.“We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience,” American Airlines said.David Myers, a 62-year-old disaster consultant traveling from Salisbury, Maryland, to New Orleans with a layover in Charlotte, said he was first alerted to the issue at 6 a.m. Tuesday. He and his wife are trying to spend Christmas with their children.“It’s Christmas Eve, so complaining doesn’t seem …