FAA lifts ground stop after four hours, but flight cancellations will stretch into the weekend
The outage disrupted more than 10,000 flights and left airlines scrambling to rebuild schedules after departures resumed, officials and trackers said.
- On Friday, the Federal Aviation Administration lifted a nationwide ground stop after a multi-hour communication issue halted flights nationwide, issued 'due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety.'
- Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin told reporters at the White House Friday evening there was no indication of a 'nefarious attack' on aviation systems; the disruption impacted multiple Air Route Traffic Control Centers.
- FlightAware reported more than 10,000 domestic delays and 4,000 cancellations by 7:15 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday. Airports nationwide struggled with limited gate space for thousands of flights already airborne.
- Cancellations will stretch into the weekend as the FAA manages the fallout. The agency is spending $12.5 billion on systems overhaul, with Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy suggesting Congressional approval for another $30 billion may be necessary.
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Air traffic in the US is expected to return to normal Sunday evening. More than 40,000 flights were canceled on Friday and Saturday after the aviation authority halted traffic for hours on Friday evening due to a technical malfunction at air traffic control. According to Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, this occurred during maintenance work and the replacement of old equipment. There was no malicious intent.
Air traffic in the United States is expected to be fully restored tomorrow, reports the aviation authority FAA. There are still delays and cancellations today, but according to the FAA, "the worst is behind us." Air traffic was grounded for about five hours yesterday due to a malfunction in US air traffic control's communication equipment, the longest nationwide flight shutdown in 25 years. The outage was caused by the addition of new technologi…
The nationwide flight shutdown, which lasted more than four hours following a communications failure affecting air traffic control centers in the US, has been lifted. Although operations have resumed, disruptions to air travel have not been resolved. Thousands of passengers remain stranded at airports, with flight cancellations and other disruptions continuing.
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