Air traffic: nationwide takeoff ban in the USA lifted after four hours
While the chaos at US airports is slowly subsiding, the search for the cause of the disruption continues. The Trump administration points to outdated systems.
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) lifted a nationwide flight ban after over four hours. The ban was imposed on Friday evening due to "extraordinary circumstances" and security concerns. US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin attributed the outage to an outdated air traffic safety system and overloaded routers.
Mullin stated that the current system needs to be completely replaced and that Congress must allocate funds for a major update. The FAA and White House recently requested $30.1 billion from Congress to address other issues.
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