FAA ground stop sends NBA, NHL and college teams scrambling ahead of weekend
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Summary
A nationwide FAA ground stop on Friday disrupted travel for NBA, NHL and college teams ahead of weekend games. Teams changed travel plans, used buses or adjusted game times after communications problems at regional air traffic control centers halted flights for more than four hours.Key Facts
- The FAA grounded flights nationwide for several hours on Friday because of communications issues at regional air traffic control centers.
- The ground stop was lifted on Friday night after more than four hours.
- Mississippi’s game at Oklahoma was moved from Saturday to Sunday at 1 p.m. ET because of travel problems.
- Auburn traveled by bus to Mississippi State, and the SEC moved their kickoff from noon to 4:15 p.m. ET.
- Purdue chose to travel by bus from West Lafayette, Indiana, to its game at Iowa.
- The Big 12 moved Kansas-West Virginia to 3:30 p.m. ET and Arizona State-UCF to 5:30 p.m. ET after travel plans were affected.
- Washington’s game at Michigan State was delayed 75 minutes to 5:30 p.m. ET after the Huskies’ flight was grounded.
- The Big Ten said all of its officials had arrived for their scheduled Saturday assignments.
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