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Travelers take to social media to react to FAA ground stop | CNN

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November 14, 2026 • 12:00 PM
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Frustrated travelers facing delayed or canceled flights at US airports have been taking to social media to document their experiences. Federal officials warned it will take time for airports and airlines to get back to full capacity following a massive grounding.

Travelers take to social media to react to FAA ground stop | CNN

Frustrated travelers facing delayed or canceled flights at US airports have been taking to social media to document their experiences. Federal officials warned it will take time for airports and airlines to get back to full capacity following a massive grounding.

Frustrated travelers facing delayed or canceled flights at US airports have been taking to social media to document their experiences. Federal officials warned it will take time for airports and airlines to get back to full capacity following a massive grounding.

Frustrated travelers will continue to face delayed or canceled flights and hours-long waits at US airports, as federal officials warned it will take time for airports and airlines to get back to full capacity following a massive grounding.

Pressed by CNN’s Kristen Holmes on why his agency wasn’t prepared for such an outage, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy urged Congress to give him more money to improve systems and asserted there would be more air travel disruptions.

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin called for a “complete overhaul” of FAA’s technology systems, citing new equipment overwhelming the old framework as the reason for the ground stop.

SpaceX has launched what could be an unprecedented test flight of Starship — the most powerful launch vehicle ever constructed — from the company’s facilities in Starbase, Texas.

After a tanker rammed into a docked cruise ship near the Port of New Orleans, emergency responders rushed to the scene, according to Port of New Orleans officials. The cause of the collision is still under investigation.

Video shows a construction worker with a child in his arms shortly after the Brookyln building collapse on Wednesday. Miguel Tigselema was working on a construction site next to the building, when he heard the sound of wood breaking.

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