US flights resume after rare hours-long nationwide grounding but delays persist
Weary travellers braced for more delays and cancellations on Saturday as flights resumed from US airports after being grounded for four hours due to a major outage on outdated communications systems. Friday’s nationwide stop sparked widespread chaos and left hundreds of thousands of passengers in limbo, with some pulled off planes moments before departure by airline staff who appeared in the dark…
Nearly two days after a four-hour nationwide grounding of flights due to a major outage in outdated communications systems, US airports have resumed operations. However, delays and cancellations continue to persist as airlines reschedule flights and reposition aircraft and crews. The stoppage, the second of its kind since the 9/11 attacks, affected over 20,000 flights and left hundreds of thousands of passengers stranded.
US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy assured citizens that it was "safe to fly", but warned that it would take time for normal service to resume. With the US air traffic control system relying on decades-old equipment, concerns have been raised about the vulnerability of the country's infrastructure to cyberattacks. Transportation officials have appealed for $50 billion in funding to upgrade and modernize the system.
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