{
  "id": 19978203,
  "title": "What to know about flights after the US nationwide ground stop",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/what-to-know-about-flights-after-the-us-nationwide-ground-stop",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T11:55:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CityNews",
    "slug": "citynews",
    "url": "https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/11/14/what-to-know-about-flights-after-the-us-nationwide-ground-stop/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "As of around 8:15 p.m. ET, the nationwide ground stop came to an end, allowing some domestic flights to depart from U.S. airports once more. However, experts caution that restoring normal air traffic after the longest flight disruption in 25 years will be a gradual process. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported that airplane departures resumed late Friday evening in Eastern time, but passengers are advised to reach out to their airlines for updates on their specific flights. The ripple effects of the stoppage are likely to persist for several days, as evident by the cancellation of over 2,500 U.S. flights on Saturday and hundreds more being delayed, according to FlightAware.\n\nTransportation Secretary Sean Duffy expressed concern regarding the speed at which air traffic will return to normal, emphasizing that it will not happen quickly. International flights are being handled individually, as stated by Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin. San Francisco International Airport announced that flights bound for the Pacific Ocean were cleared to leave the airport after Friday evening, including those heading to Hawaii and Asia. The European Aviation Safety Agency temporarily suspended U.S.-bound departures from 5 p.m. Eastern on Friday until midnight, in accordance with FAA requests.\n\nAircraft operators are legally required to provide alternative flights at no extra cost or offer refunds for passengers who choose not to fly, in the event of canceled or delayed original flights. The grounding was attributed to new technology being integrated into the nation's air traffic control system, which overloaded older equipment, resulting in sporadic communications and radar gaps. This led to the shutdown of air traffic for more than four hours, as per officials. Transportation Secretary Duffy acknowledged that they did not anticipate such an extensive outage. The air traffic control modernization had commenced last year, following Congress approving $12.5 billion in funding, with additional $30 billion sought to complete the project.\n\nDuffy and the White House are advocating for further funding to expedite the completion of the modernization process. Microsoft, which experienced an unrelated outage and cyberattacks on Thursday, confirmed that the ground stop was not connected to these issues. The FAA reassured the public that no lives were at risk, as they managed to handle the situation effectively.",
  "summary": "A nationwide ground stop ended around 8:15 p.m. ET, and some domestic flights have now departed from U.S. airports.",
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "What to know about flights after the US nationwide ground stop",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/what-to-know-about-flights-after-the-us-nationwide-ground-stop-19978701",
        "published": "2026-11-14T11:55:29.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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