The Federal Aviation Administration grounded all departing flights nationwide Friday after serious air traffic control communications issues. Flights already in the air could land, but planes on the ground could not take off.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration lifted a nationwide ground stop Friday after a communications failure at air traffic control centers caused chaos at airports and triggered the longest nationwide shutdown since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
A person watches live telecast Friday of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, speaking from the White House, at Dulles International Airport in Virginia after the Federal Aviation Administration issued a national ground stop.
People wait for their luggage Friday at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey after the Federal Aviation Administration issued a national ground stop.
People wait for their luggage Friday at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey after the Federal Aviation Administration issued a national ground stop.
A person watches live telecast Friday of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, speaking from the White House, at Dulles International Airport in Virginia after the Federal Aviation Administration issued a national ground stop.