Chaos at US airports as flight stoppage grinds travel plans to a halt
Summary
The FAA grounded flights across the United States on Friday after a telecommunications outage at regional air traffic control centers. The stop disrupted travel nationwide, with more than 10,000 delays and nearly 1,500 cancellations reported, while passengers and sports teams waited for updates.Key Facts
- The FAA issued a nationwide flight stop on Friday afternoon, citing communications problems at regional air traffic control centers.
- The FAA said it imposed the stop for safety reasons amid extraordinary circumstances.
- Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the outage was a telecommunications problem and there was no indication of a malicious attack.
- FlightAware listed 10,343 delays and 1,479 cancellations within, into or out of the United States.
- More than 1,000 aircraft were headed to the United States when the ground stop was announced, according to Flightradar24.
- Passengers at airports including John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport faced cancellations, delays and crowded terminals.
- NBA, NHL and college teams were among those stranded while traveling to upcoming games.
- The only previous nationwide ground stops cited were after the September 11, 2001 attacks and during a communications failure in January 2023.
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