3,000 flights cancelled as FAA ground stop chaos stretches into 2nd day
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Summary
The FAA’s nationwide ground stop continued to disrupt U.S. air travel into Saturday, with airlines cancelling flights as they worked through delays. The disruption also affected college football travel, and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy sought $50 billion in emergency funding to modernize air traffic control.Key Facts
- By 5:15 a.m. ET Saturday, nearly 3,300 flights into, out of, or within the United States had been cancelled for the day, according to FlightAware data.
- Nearly 1,000 flights had already been delayed by 5:15 a.m. ET Saturday.
- Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson, New York’s JFK, and Boston Logan were among the most heavily affected airports.
- FlightAware data showed Delta had more affected flights than United or American.
- Some college football teams could not travel to their game locations because of the ground stop.
- ESPN reported that several high-profile college football matchups were postponed until later Saturday or Sunday.
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy requested $50 billion in emergency funding to modernize the nation’s air traffic control system.
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