Air Canada flights grounded after airline suffers tech issue

Air Canada was compelled to floor its flights Thursday after struggling an inside technical problem.

Flights have been delayed at a number of airports because of a “temporary technical issue” with flight communications.

“Air Canada experienced a temporary technical issue with its communicator system, one of the systems that we use to communicate with aircraft and monitor operational performance,” a spokesperson mentioned in an electronic mail to CTV News. “There have been some limited delays as a result, however, the system is now returning to normal and the precautionary ground stop has been lifted.”

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration issued a floor cease for Air Canada and Rouge flights to all locations simply earlier than midday EDT.

Air Canada flights out Toronto Pearson International Airport have been delayed for a short while however seemed to be resuming round 1 p.m. following the lifting of the bottom cease.