Thousands of flights canceled as airlines work to recover from nationwide ground stop
Summary
A nationwide U.S. flight ground stop lasting more than four hours led to thousands of cancellations and widespread delays. Flights resumed Saturday, but airlines continued working to rebook passengers and restore schedules, with disruption expected to continue for days.Key Facts
- The ground stop was the longest nationwide shutdown of U.S. flights in 25 years.
- Trump administration officials said new technology overloaded outdated air traffic control equipment, causing intermittent communication and radar gaps.
- More than 3,000 planes that were in the air when the ground stop began landed safely, according to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin.
- FlightAware reported more than 4,100 canceled flights, while Cirium reported more than 3,200.
- Aviation consultant Andrew Charlton estimated the shutdown affected about a quarter of the 45,000 flights that operate in the U.S. each day.
- The University of Mississippi's game at Oklahoma was postponed by a day, and other sports teams changed travel plans or game times.
- Some flights between the United States and London's Heathrow Airport were delayed or canceled Saturday.
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