Ground stops ordered at six US airports due to 'equipment outage'
"Due to an FAA equipment outage, arrivals and departures are currently delayed," Newark Liberty airport in New Jersey said in a post on social media. "Please contact your airline for flight status".
On Monday, ground stops were implemented at six airports across the northeastern United States due to an equipment outage, causing significant disruption for thousands of passengers. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), these ground stops are currently in effect at Newark Liberty, Philadelphia International, John F. Kennedy International, LaGuardia, Teterboro, and Westchester County airports.
Flight-tracking site Flightradar24 reported extensive issues at Newark and Philadelphia airports, with average delays of approximately 170 minutes and 60 minutes, respectively. The sites recorded 92 cancellations and around 70 diversions at Newark airport by 1 pm local time. The FAA attributed the ground stops to an equipment issue at Philadelphia Terminal Radio Approach Control, one of the airport's air traffic control facilities.
The FAA advised passengers to check with their airlines for flight status updates. The FAA stated that the problem had been resolved. Meanwhile, air traffic control systems experienced a technical issue in Scotland, causing further delays and cancellations for passengers in the UK. NATS, the air traffic control operator, confirmed a connectivity issue with part of its system network and assured that the problem had been fixed.
They are working with airlines and airports to remove air traffic restrictions and apologized to passengers for the inconvenience.
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