US-bound flights out of Australia delayed after telecommunications outage grounded American planes
Summary
A temporary telecommunications outage led the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration to halt departures and delay arrivals at airports across the United States. The FAA later lifted the order, but several flights from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane to the United States faced delays.Key Facts
- The FAA ordered a nationwide pause in U.S. flights because of a temporary telecommunications outage.
- The FAA lifted the flight grounding order while it investigated the outage.
- Some U.S.-bound flights at Sydney airport were grounded or delayed.
- Sydney airport said the U.S. restriction on arrivals was lifted shortly before 1 p.m.
- Passengers on flights from Melbourne to Los Angeles, Dallas and San Francisco faced delays.
- Passengers on a U.S.-bound flight at Brisbane airport began boarding at around 1 p.m.
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