Nationwide Ground Stop for Southwest Airlines Flights Lifted by Federal Aviation Administration

A Southwest Airlines airplane comes in for a landing at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, on May 12, 2020. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

All Southwest Airlines departures were halted in the United States on April 18, but the pause was later lifted.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) implemented the nationwide ground stop at the request of Southwest Airlines, a spokesperson told The Epoch Times via email.