FAA halts departing flights nationwide after air traffic communications outage
The Federal Aviation Administration ordered a nationwide ground stop for departing flights at U.S. airports on Friday, citing a communications outage at air traffic control centers. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a post on X that the cause was "a communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers." Federal officials said technicians were investigating the outage.
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The FAA said in a statement that flights were grounded "due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety."4576
Homeland Security Secretary Mullin said there was no indication of an attack.69
More than 10,000 flights had been delayed, according to MarketWatch, which reported that reduced flight schedules amid rising fuel costs could limit rebooking options.6
The War Zone reported that it was only the third time in history the FAA had issued such an order.127
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