The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has lifted its nationwide ground stop, which had halted all domestic flight departures for several hours on Friday due to a communication system failure. The unprecedented disruption, which began early Friday morning, led to the delay or cancellation of nearly 7,000 flights and impacted thousands of travelers across the United States.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy confirmed the issue stemmed from a communication problem affecting all Air Route Control Centers, with FAA technicians actively investigating the cause. While flights in the air were permitted to land, new departures were suspended, causing widespread chaos and forcing many, including college sports teams and Hollywood productions, to scramble for alternative travel plans. Homeland security officials stated there was no indication of a "nefarious attack" behind the outage, which marks only the third nationwide ground stop in FAA history.
FAA Lifts Nationwide Ground Stop After Communication System Failure
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