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Aircraft ordered to stay on the ground for about 4 hours at airports across the United States due to ``communications failure'', Transportation Secretary explains

Shortly after 3:30 p.m. Eastern time on the 13th (5:30 a.m. Japan time on the 14th), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a ground hold order for all departing flights at airports across the United States. It said the incident was due to "an abnormal situation and safety reasons" and was caused by a "communications failure." The FAA lifted the order just after 8:15 p.m., about four hours after it was issued, and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the resumption of flights at a press conference at the White House.

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US flight outage live updates: FAA lifts nationwide ground stop as airport chaos continues in US and beyond

Sean Duffy, Trump’s transportation secretary, acknowledges tech failure led federal aviation officials to shut down system and ground flights, though details are scarce US aviation agency lifts nationwide ground stop affecting all air travel Chaos at US airports as flight stoppage grinds travel plans to a halt Sign up for the Breaking News US email Delta has also said it is restarting flights, posting on social media: The FAA-mandated ground stop has been lifted and we are safely resuming flights. Thank you for your understanding as we work as quickly as possible to fully restore normal operat

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