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Airport Chaos Began Long Before the Ground Stop

The Atlantic(subscription required) ·

Updated 2h ago

  • 2 more outlets picked it up in the last 3 hours, most recently Forbes, NY Post.
  • The Atlantic changed its headline 3h ago. It first read: “Flying Is Truly Terrible Now”

This crisis is the latest air-travel humiliation.

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A nationwide FAA ground stop on Friday, which the FAA said was caused by a telecommunications outage, was later lifted. Air Space Intelligence denied that its SMART tool was linked to the ground stop, The Hill reported. The grounding disrupted travel plans for college and NFL teams, including Texas, Arizona State and Ole Miss.

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  1. ForbesNationwide Ground Stop At Airports Lifted, FAA SaysTransportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the ground stop was ordered following a "communication issue” impacting all air traffic control centers.
  2. NY PostFAA lifts nationwide ground stop, 4 hours after air traffic chaos began — but thousands of NYC travelers left strandedThe Federal Aviation Administration announced the unprecedented move just before 4 p.m. to ground all flights.
  3. Wired(subscription required)The FAA Nationwide Ground Stop Is OverThe five-hour ordeal ended Friday evening. Planes will be allowed to fly again, but the effects of the stoppage will be felt throughout the weekend.
  4. The Atlantic(subscription required)Airport Chaos Began Long Before the Ground StopThis crisis is the latest air-travel humiliation.
  5. New York Times(subscription required)A Nationwide Ground StopAlso, Russia lays out its hard-line demands. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
  6. Hacker NewsAll US airports are currently ground stopped