All Southwest Airlines departures have been halted in the United States, officials said on April 18.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed to The Epoch Times that a nationwide ground stop has been imposed.
“Southwest Airlines requested the FAA pause the airline’s departures,” an FAA said in an email.
It directed questions to Southwest Airlines, which did not immediately pick up the phone or respond to a request for comment.
On social media, the company said the stop stemmed from unspecified problems.
“We have had to implement a ground stop as a result of intermittent issues that were experienced, and we should hopefully be resuming our operation as soon as possible,” one post said….