from ZeroHedge:
Update (1154ET):
The FAA announced that the technical problem with one of Southwest Airlines’ internal systems had been fixed.
“The pause has been lifted and their service has resumed,” the agency said.
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This morning @SouthwestAir experienced a technical issue with one of their internal systems.
At the airline’s request, the FAA paused Southwest’s departures as they resolved the issue.
The pause has been lifted and their service has resumed.
— The FAA ✈️ (@FAANews) April 18, 2023
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Update (1115ET):
Southwest Airlines released a statement that blames a vendor firewall failure for nationwide groundings.
*SOUTHWEST AIR BLAMES VENDOR FIREWALL FAILURE FOR GROUNDINGS
*SOUTHWEST AIR COMMENTS ON FLIGHT INTERRUPTIONS IN STATEMENT
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ABC News’ Sam Sweeney reports all Southwest Airlines flights are grounded due to a computer issue. He said the airline paused operations this morning. As of 1030 ET, about 795 flights were delayed.
