The reason for the ground stop, which temporarily halts flights from departing for a specific airport or region, was not clear.Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press
Canadian carrier WestJet Airlines’ WJAFF ground stop at all destination airports has been cancelled, according to a notice on the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s website on Tuesday.
The airline had requested a brief ground stop for flights operating under the WestJet livery and its regional subsidiary WestJet Encore.
A ground stop is an air traffic control measure that temporarily halts flights from departing for a specific airport or region, usually due to safety, weather or operational issues.
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Representatives for WestJet, owned by Onex Corp, did not immediately respond to a request for details.
The reason for the ground stop was not immediately clear.
In a response to a customer on X, however, the airline stated that a “system outage” led to flights being grounded.