GROUNDED: Flight shutdown slams travel plans

yoursun.com offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. An Allegiant jet sits on the runway at Punta Gorda Airport late Friday afternoon following the FAA grounding. SUN PHOTO BY NICOLE DROEGER Travelers across the country were forced to deal with canceled airline flights Friday night as the Federal Aviation Administration issued a nationwide ground stop due to communications problems at regional air traffic control centers.The FAA notice said the ground stop was being imposed “due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety.” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said communications issue were affecting the 22 regional air traffic control centers that direct planes en route between airports nationwide.He said FAA technicians were investigating.This is the first nationwide ground stop since January 2023, when a key FAA computer system malfunctioned. Before that the last time had been after the Sept.

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