Air Canada flights grounded after airline suffers tech issue

Air Canada was forced to ground its flights Thursday after suffering an internal technical issue.

Air Canada was forced to ground its flights Thursday after suffering an internal technical issue.

Flights were delayed at several airports as a result 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 said in an email 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 ground stop for Air Canada and Rouge flights to all destinations just before noon EDT.

Air Canada flights out Toronto Pearson International Airport were delayed for a short time but appeared to be resuming around 1 p.m. following the lifting of the ground stop.