Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of the unfolding flight halt affecting all aircraft currently operating in the United States. The US Federal Aviation Administration has issued a national ground stop "due to extraordinary circumstance and reasons for safety". It comes after the agency earlier reported serious air traffic control communications issues. My ABC colleagues and I will keep you up to date here with ongoing developments and information as it becomes available to us.
Live: All US departing flights grounded due to communication issues
Flights departing from across the US have been grounded, following a national order from the country's aviation body. Follow live.
In brief
Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of the unfolding flight halt affecting all aircraft currently operating in the United States. The US Federal Aviation Administration has issued a national ground stop "due to extraordinary circumstance and reasons for safety". It comes after the agency earlier reported serious air traffic control communications issues. My ABC colleagues and I will keep you up to date here with ongoing developments and information as it becomes available to us.
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