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The Latest: FAA Lifts Nationwide Ground Stop on Flights that Halted Travel Across the US – WTOP News
US officials lifted the rare nationwide flight halt after a communications outage, with FlightAware reporting 25,482 cancellations and delays today.
- On Friday, the Federal Aviation Administration lifted a nationwide ground stop after a "temporary telecommunications outage" disrupted 11,000 flights carrying more than 1.5 million passengers.
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy attributed the shutdown to overloaded, outdated air traffic control routers, noting that some agency towers are nearly 100 years old.
- More than 30,000 flights were delayed or cancelled, leaving nearly 1.5 million Americans stranded at airports nationwide; at least 600 flights were diverted.
- Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin confirmed there was no reason to suspect a "nefarious attack," though officials warned normalizing travel schedules would be slow.
- Congress approved $12.5 billion last year for infrastructure upgrades, yet The White House requests another $30 billion to reach the estimated $50 billion needed for complete system overhaul.
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FAA Ground Stop Lifts After Communications Outage
Although a roughly four-hour nationwide ground stop for all air traffic has been lifted, travelers Saturday are being advised to expect continued delays and to check flight information carefully. The Federal Aviation Administration’s order was lifted at about 5:30 p.m. Friday, according to media reports, but widespread delays and cancellations were expected to continue affecting […]
“As for flights that had to be cancelled during the day of November 13, the passengers concerned will be notified directly to reschedule their journey at no additional cost,” the airline said.
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