FAA issues ground stop for all flights, cites ‘extraordinary circumstances’

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday afternoon, Nov. 13, ordered a nationwide ground stop, which stopped departing flights at airports across the country due to unspecified safety concerns.According to Reuters, News on 6 and other media outlets, advisory issued by the FAA’s Air Traffic Control System Command Center indicates the freezing of flights took effect at 2:54 p.m. Central Time and will remain in place until further notice, possibly as late as 10:30 p.m. Friday.kAm“sF6 E@ 6IEC2@C5:?2CJ 4:C4F>DE2?46D 2?5 7@C C62D@?D @7 D276EJ[ 2== 2:CA@CED 2C6 8C@F?5 DE@AA65[Q E96 25G:D@CJ C625D]k^Am k5:Gm%C2?DA@CE2E:@? $64C6E2CJ $62? sF77J D2:5 E96C6 :D 2 4@>>F?:42E:@?D :DDF6 27764E:?8 E96 aa C68:@?2= 2:C EC277:4 4@?EC@= 46?E6CD E92E 5:C64E A=2?6D 6? C@FE6 36EH66? 2:CA@CED ?2E:@?H:56] w6 D2:5 upp E649?:4:2?D 2C6 :?G6DE:82E:?8] %9:D :D E96 7:CDE ?2E:@?H:56 8C@F?5 DE@A D:?46 y2?F2CJ a_ab H96?

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