What to know about the rare nationwide ground stop issued by the FAA
by Robert Mackey from World news | The Guardian on (#79R7N)
The Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop for all planes due to take off in the US, delaying and canceling thousands of flights
The US Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that the nationwide halt to departures and delays to landings at all US airports that began at about 4pm ET on Friday was caused by a temporary telecommunications outage".
Every flight has been accounted for and international flights will be handled on a case by case basis," the FAA added.
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