Flights Grounded Across US Over Air Traffic Control Problems
Verified: 46 outlets in 30 countries have reported this story since Nov 13, 12 of them from the United States.
US authorities halted flights nationwide due to communication issues affecting air traffic control, an extraordinary action that threatens to disrupt travel across the globe. The Federal Aviation Administration said in an advisory notice on its website on Friday that the ground stop affects all US airports and departing flights should remain grounded until further notice. It cited “extraordinary circumstances” and “reasons of safety.” Bloomberg Intelligence Global Head Aerospace, Defense & Airline Analysis reacts to the ongoing situation saying the ground stop is about de-conflicting…
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
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12 outlets from the United States, where the story is: AirlineGeeks, Bloomberg, Eurasia Review and 9 more · how we count
- Nov 13, 3:42 AM UTCFirst reportNew York, Boston and Philadelphia Flights Disrupted as Storms Trigger FAA Ground Stopsrustourismnews.com ↗
- Nov 13, 9:18 PM UTC+18 hFAA orders ground stop at all US airports due to 'extraordinary circumstance and reasons for safety'dw.com ↗
- Nov 13, 9:25 PM UTC+18 hFAA grounds all flight within US immediatelycnc3.co.tt ↗
- Nov 13, 10:45 PM UTC+19 h· you’re reading thisFlights Grounded Across US Over Air Traffic Control Problemsbloomberg.com (again) ↗
- Nov 13, 11:00 PM UTC+19 hFAA Halts Flights Nationwide Due to Air Traffic Control System Glitchcpapracticeadvisor.com ↗
- Nov 13, 11:03 PM UTC+19 hFAA Orders Nationwide Ground Stop of US Flights Over Reported Air Traffic Control Communications Failuretpnnational.com ↗
- Nov 13, 11:08 PM UTC+19 hInternational News: ALL flights grounded across U.S. following communications outagebreakingbelizenews.com ↗
- Nov 13, 11:09 PM UTC+19 hUS flights nationwide are grounded over communicationsroyalgazette.com ↗
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