FAA Ground Stop: Latest Airline Advice As More Than 1,000 Flights Canceled
Also reported by CBS News
Summary
More than 1,400 flights within, into or out of the United States were canceled on Sunday as airlines continued recovering from an FAA ground stop on Friday. A telecommunications failure led the FAA to halt departures nationwide for more than four hours, and aircraft and crew scheduling problems continued to cause delays and cancellations over the weekend.Key Facts
- FlightAware counted 1,458 U.S.-related cancellations and 2,411 U.S.-related delays on Sunday.
- The FAA stopped departures nationwide for more than four hours on Friday after telecommunications problems affected communications and radar.
- The U.S. Department of Transportation said the FAA imposed the ground stop as a safety precaution.
- The telecommunications issue surfaced during contractor L3Harris’s routine replacement of copper lines with fiber.
- FlightAware recorded 577 delays and 377 cancellations during a four-hour period on Sunday at airports shown on its MiseryMap.
- American Airlines offered qualifying passengers traveling November 13–18 a fee-free change or cancellation under a travel alert covering 21 airports.
- Delta Air Lines offered free rebooking to customers scheduled to travel November 13–15 and encouraged flexible travelers to move flights to Monday.
