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US flights resume after nationwide FAA ground stop, but travel chaos could last for days.

Verified: 126 outlets in 48 countries have reported this story since Nov 13, 14 of them from the United States.

📍 United States, US·🕐 21m ago·126 outlets

WASHINGTON, Nov 13 (Reuters) – The FAA lifted a nationwide ground stop on Friday after a communications failure at air traffic control centres caused chaos at US airports and triggered the longest shutdown since the September 11, 2001, attacks. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said US airspace reopened at 8:15 p.m. Eastern Time (08:15 ICT), but…

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The story so far · 169 reports · · 48 countries✓ Verified Nov 13, 9:25 PM UTC

14 outlets from the United States, where the story is: AirlineGeeks, AOL, Ars Technica and 11 more · how we count

Nov 13, 3:42 AM UTCFirst report
New York, Boston and Philadelphia Flights Disrupted as Storms Trigger FAA Ground Stops rustourismnews.com ↗
Nov 13, 9:18 PM UTC+18 h
FAA orders ground stop at all US airports due to 'extraordinary circumstance and reasons for safety'dw.com ↗
Nov 13, 9:25 PM UTC+18 h
FAA grounds all flight within US immediately cnc3.co.tt ↗
Nov 14, 7:19 AM UTC+28 h
US Grounds All Flights for Four Hours After Tech Outage kyivpost.com ↗
Nov 14, 7:38 AM UTC+28 h
US lifts nationwide flight halt after communications failure hurriyetdailynews.com ↗
Nov 14, 7:38 AM UTC+28 h· you’re reading this
US flights resume after nationwide FAA ground stop, but travel chaos could last for days.khaosodenglish.com ↗
Nov 14, 7:50 AM UTC+28 h
FAA ground stop disrupts hundreds of flights at Philadelphia International Airport fox29.com ↗

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[Claude] All three other reports cover the same FAA nationwide ground stop after the air traffic control communications failure, and none conflicts with Report 1's facts.

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