New York - A U.S. halt to airplane takeoffs that grounded thousands of flights has been canceled, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Friday evening.U.S. aviation regulators had issued an extremely rare ground stop of all flights across the country earlier in the day after a major communications outage that the Department of Homeland Security said did not appear to be the result of any “nefarious attack.”The halt triggered immediate chaos and confusion for travelers, with departure boards at many airports showing flights were operating normally, even as customers were unable to board planes.
U.S. cancels rare nationwide ground halt for all flights after communications outage
The Department of Homeland Security said the incident did not appear to be the result of any "nefarious attack."
In brief
New York - A U.S. halt to airplane takeoffs that grounded thousands of flights has been canceled, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Friday evening.U.S. aviation regulators had issued an extremely rare ground stop of all flights across the country earlier in the day after a major communications outage that the Department of Homeland Security said did not appear to be the result of any “nefarious attack.”The halt triggered immediate chaos and confusion for travelers, with departure boards at many airports showing flights were operating normally, even as customers were unable to board planes.
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