FAA lifts nationwide ground stop after communications outage

Air travel across the country was disrupted Friday after a communications failure prompted the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to temporarily ground departing flights nationwide, raising concerns about possible delays for passengers traveling through Victoria Regional Airport and other Texas airports. The FAA lifted the ground stop Friday evening, allowing departures to resume. However, the disruption was expected to affect flight schedules well into the night as airlines worked to reposition aircraft and accommodate delayed passengers. According to The Associated Press (AP), the FAA issued the nationwide restriction Friday afternoon because of communications problems affecting regional air traffic control centers. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, through the AP, said the agency was investigating problems involving the 22 regional centers responsible for directing aircraft traveling between airports across the country.

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