Southwest Airlines stops all departures over ‘technology issues’

Hundreds of Southwest Airlines flights were ground stopped Tuesday morning due to “technology issues,” according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The airline said it does “not have a time frame for when this will be resolved.”

“Southwest Airlines requested the FAA pause the airline’s departures,” the FAA told CNN in a statement.

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According to FlightAware, nearly 2,500 Southwest flights were delayed Tuesday morning.

Southwest replied to a social media post about the delays, writing, “Technical errors are unexpected and inconvenient for all, and you have our sincere apologies. We appreciate your feedback and assure you the appropriate Team has been made aware. Thanks for hanging in there with us, Beau. -V.”

In another post, the airline wrote, “Good morning, Abby. As a result of the intermittent technology issues that we experienced, we should hopefully be resuming our operation as soon as possible. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, but we’re hoping to get everyone going ASAP. -Jeni”