Airport chaos continues after US ground stop lifted – as it happened
Summary
The FAA imposed a nationwide ground stop on Friday after a communications failure at air traffic control centers, disrupting thousands of flights. The FAA lifted the stop later that evening, but airlines warned that operations would recover gradually.Key Facts
- The ground stop lasted about four hours and was the longest US flight shutdown since the September 11, 2001 attacks.
- FlightRadar24 reported more than 6,600 flight cancellations and 8,600 delays.
- Another 1,500 flights had already been canceled for Sunday, according to FlightRadar24.
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said US airspace reopened at 8:15 p.m. ET on Friday.
- Duffy said overloaded routers caused inconsistent data and that the system was operating again.
- Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said preliminary investigations showed no indication that the communications failure resulted from an attack.
- Eurocontrol said all US-bound departures from European airports were suspended until 5 a.m. UTC on Saturday.
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