Flights halted at airports across the US due to unspecified ‘extraordinary circumstances’
This is the first nationwide ground stop since January 2023 when a key FAA computer system malfunctioned.
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The Federal Aviation Administration grounded all flights nationwide Friday afternoon.
The FAA notice said the ground stop was being imposed “due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety.”
But the government didn’t provide any details about the reason.
This is the first nationwide ground stop since January 2023 when a key FAA computer system malfunctioned.
Before that, the last time had been after the Sept. 11, 2011 terrorist attacks.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a post on X that "The @FAANews issued a nationwide ground stop for all U.S. airports following a communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers. FAA technicians are investigating the issue. We will provide immediate updates as we have them. "
AP Wire Services contributed to this story
