Flyers stuck at major airports react to nationwide outage | CNN
An estimated 1.5 million people were stranded after federal officials issued an hourslong ground stop of domestic US flights due to safety concerns from a telecommunications outage.
An estimated 1.5 million people were stranded after federal officials issued an hourslong ground stop of domestic US flights due to safety concerns from a telecommunications outage.
Sean Duffy, Trump’s transportation secretary, acknowledges tech failure led federal aviation officials to shut down system and ground flights, though details are scarce
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.
The FAA has issued a nationwide ground stop for all U.S. airports following a "communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers," according to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.
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US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the US aviation agency was investigating.
Rare nationwide ground stop could go on for awhile as FAA troubleshoots.
US Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said the “incredibly old” air traffic control system was to blame for a long ground stop of flights on Friday. Duffy called on Congress to authorize funding to update the aging system.
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Transportation secretary Sean Duffy said stoppage is due to ‘communication issue’ and that FAA is looking into issue
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