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There has been a temporary telecommunications outage - out of an abundance of caution all flights have been halted. Every flight has been accounted for and international flights will be handled on a case by case basis.
FAA Issues Rare Nationwide Ground Stop After Telecom Outage
The FAA ordered a nationwide stop on departing flights Friday afternoon due to a temporary telecommunications outage that hit multiple air traffic control centers. The rare move, only the third since 9/11, lasted four to five hours until around 8:15 p.m. ET, stranding about 1.5 million travelers with thousands of delays and cancellations. Officials blamed an overloaded legacy network, ruled out any cyberattack, and urged Congress to fund upgrades amid a separate Microsoft outage and a Mississippi River collision.