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US air regulators issue nationwide ground stop after communications outage
Al Jazeera English
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November 13, 2026 • 10:02 PM
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By Umar Farooq,Hoda Sherif,Leena Fraihat,Enes Abuomer
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US air regulators have issued a nationwide ground stop for departing flights, citing a communications problem.
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Thousands of flights canceled as airlines work to dig out from nationwide ground stop
More than 2,000 flights were canceled Saturday as airlines across the U.S. worked to dig out from the longest nationwide ground stop in 25 years, which stranded passengers and forced professional and college sports teams to scramble for alternate transportation.
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