A brief ground stop order for all Air Canada and Rouge flights in the U.S. due to an unspecified computer issue has been lifted.
A little after 11 a.m. ET on Thursday, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered what’s known as a “ground stop” to all of the airline’s destinations in the U.S. due to unspecified “internal computer issues.”
According to the FAA, the order came at the request of the airline.
Peter Fitzpatrick, a spokesperson for the airline, confirmed that the FAA directive was lifted after about an hour, and that all systems are returning to normal.
“Air Canada experienced a temporary technical
