US nationwide ground stop causes mass flight cancellations
A second nationwide ground stop, reportedly caused by a communications failure, left about 4,000 US flights cancelled. Officials have given differing explanations.
Confirmed
- A second nationwide ground stop left about 4,000 US flights cancelled
- The Transportation Secretary says operations are slowly returning to normal
Not yet known
- Whether the communications failure caused the halt; reportedly so
- Which of officials' differing explanations for the stop is correct
- Unconfirmed: speculation about motives behind the ground stop
What we know
Market news accounts report around 4,000 flights cancelled, with Delta, United and American cutting 15-20% of schedules. The Transportation Secretary said operations are slowly returning to normal. An analysis piece says the five-hour halt stemmed from communications failure and officials offered two explanations. Unverified social posts speculate about motives, and economists revive calls to privatize air traffic control.
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