India, Dec. 24 -- American Airlines on Monday grounded all of its flights across the country due to what it described as an unspecified "technical issue," drawing ire from the passengers with travel plans on Christmas eve.

According to Bloomberg report, there might be a technical problem with the airline's weight and balance computations.

The airline requested that the FAA implement a nationwide ground stop for all American flights as of 6:49 a.m. ET. While itis planned to end at least 8:30 a.m. ET, there are chances that it may be prolonged. Moreover, thenationwide outage maycause traffic jams on Christmas Eve.

In a statement, the airline issued apology to its passengers stating, "A technical issue is affecting American flights this m...