{
  "id": 20205225,
  "title": "US air travel will soon return to normal, official says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/us-air-travel-will-soon-return-to-normal-official-says-20205225",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-15T16:06:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2026/11/15/why-were-flights-grounded-yesterday/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A senior Trump administration official has stated that US air travel will soon return to normal after a nationwide ground stoppage caused significant disruptions. The stoppage, which lasted for four hours on Friday, resulted in over 6,100 flights being cancelled and 7,400 trips delayed, according to aviation data firm FlightAware. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy declared that the country would see things return to normal today and fully normal tomorrow. He attributed the issues to decades of neglect and underinvestment in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), not blaming any political party. FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford also apologized for the disruption, stating that the worst was behind them, but there is still a significant amount of recovery work to do. The ground stoppage was the longest in US history since the September 11, 2001 terror attacks and only the third in the country's history. The problem was traced to the replacement of outdated copper wire at a remote location by L3Harris Technologies, causing a router to flood the air-traffic control system with connection attempts. Duffy emphasized that the FAA system did not meet the moment and that the contractor did not meet the moment either.",
  "summary": "Air travel in the US will soon be back to normal, a senior Trump administration official said on Sunday, after a nationwide ground stoppage rocked the country and caused headaches for international flyers. Airlines rushed to restore regular schedules, leaving more than 6,100 flights cancelled and another 7,400 trips delayed as of Saturday night, according to aviation data firm FlightAware. On…",
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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."
}