FAA issues national ground stop due to ‘extraordinary circumstance’
What happened
The Federal Aviation Administration halted all departures from US airports on Friday after a communications outage hit its air traffic control centres across the country.
Planes already in the air could continue to land, but aircraft on the ground were not allowed to take off.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the problem affected all Air Route Traffic Control Centers and that FAA technicians were investigating.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said there was no indication yet of an attack.
Eurocontrol said all flights from its 42 member states to US airports were suspended at the FAA's request.
The FAA said international flights would be handled case by case, and gave no timetable for lifting the ground stop.
“Everybody's safe. There's no reason to be concerned about your loved ones if they're flying”
DW
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