# US Air Travel Returns to Normal by Sunday

> US airlines resume flights after 4-hour air traffic control outage.
- Title: US Air Travel Returns to Normal by Sunday · Ndtv | Shortify
- Summary: US airlines resume flights after 4-hour air traffic control outage. US air travel returns to normal by Sunday after a 4-hour nationwide grounding caused by…
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## US Air Travel Grounding
Airlines cancelled thousands of flights across the US on Saturday as they worked to recover from the longest nationwide ground stop in 25 years.
## FAA Administrator Says Normal by Sunday
Bryan Bedford, administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, said the US air travel schedule should be back to normal by the end of Sunday.
## Ground Stop Cause
New technology added to the nation's air traffic control system overloaded antiquated equipment causing intermittent communications and radar gaps.
## Transportation Secretary's Statement
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said a contractor had been working on replacing old copper wire with new fibre wire, and that work caused the system overload.
## Contractor Incompetence Claim
Duffy said the contractor didn't meet the moment, blaming the Transportation Department's struggling systems for the outage.
## Impact on Flights
Andrew Charlton, an aviation consultant, said Friday's stoppage affected about a quarter of the 45,000 daily flights in the US.
## Passenger Disruption
Emily Brown and her 14-year-old daughter waited more than four hours at the Dallas airport for a flight to Columbus, Ohio before giving up.
## Flight Cancellations
FlightAware reported more than 4,100 flights cancelled, while Cirium put the number above 3,200 flights.
## Key takeaway

US air travel returns to normal by Sunday after a 4-hour nationwide grounding caused by outdated air traffic control systems.