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US Grounds Flights Due to Air Traffic Control Failure
US halts all departures after air traffic control communications outage.
In brief
US halts all departures after air traffic control communications outage. The US grounded all departing flights due to a temporary air traffic control communications failure, affecting 22 regional centers and stranding hundreds of thousands of passengers. Originally reported by MercoPress.
US Grounds Flights
The US Federal Aviation Administration ordered a halt to all departing flights due to extraordinary circumstances and safety concerns.
22 Regional Centers Affected
The communications failure impacted 22 regional centers guiding aircraft between airports, with FAA technicians investigating.
Passengers Stranded
Hundreds of thousands of passengers were stranded as thousands of flights were cancelled or delayed, with the disruption occurring before Thanksgiving.
No Attack Suspected
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin stated there was no indication of a nefarious act, calling it a temporary telecommunications outage.
What to remember
The US grounded all departing flights due to a temporary air traffic control communications failure, affecting 22 regional centers and stranding hundreds of thousands of passengers.
