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FAA orders nationwide ground stop for 1st time since 9/11

Verified: 35 outlets in 21 countries have reported this story since Nov 13, 12 of them from the United States.

📍 Georgetown, Guyana, GY·🕐 20m ago·35 outlets

The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday issued a rare nationwide ground stop on all departing flights due to “extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety.” “The @FAAnews issued a nationwide ground stop for all U.S. airports following a communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers,” U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said in…

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The story so far · 40 reports · · 21 countries✓ Verified Nov 13, 9:25 PM UTC

12 outlets from the United States, where the story is: AirlineGeeks, Bloomberg, Eurasia Review and 9 more · how we count

  1. Nov 13, 3:42 AM UTCFirst report
    New York, Boston and Philadelphia Flights Disrupted as Storms Trigger FAA Ground Stopsrustourismnews.com ↗
  2. 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 ↗
  3. Nov 13, 9:25 PM UTC+18 h
    FAA grounds all flight within US immediatelycnc3.co.tt ↗
  5. Nov 13, 10:02 PM UTC+18 h· you’re reading this
    FAA orders nationwide ground stop for 1st time since 9/11inewsguyana.com ↗
  7. Nov 13, 10:19 PM UTC+19 h
    Costa Rica Flights Caught in Only the Third Nationwide US Ground Stop Everticotimes.net ↗
  8. Nov 13, 10:21 PM UTC+19 h
    FAA Grounds Flights Nationwide Across US Following Comms Failuretovima.com ↗
  9. Nov 13, 10:21 PM UTC+19 h
    Flights halted at airports across US due to air traffic control communications problems, FAA saystribune242.com ↗
  10. Nov 13, 10:21 PM UTC+19 h
    FAA grounds all flights across US amid communications problemjamaicaobserver.com ↗
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