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Airport chaos continues after US ground stop lifted – as it happened

This blog is now closed. See our full reports: US aviation agency lifts nationwide ground stop affecting all air travel Chaos at US airports as flight stoppage grinds travel plans to a halt Sign up for the Breaking News US email We’re wrapping up this live coverage of the US ground stop and travel chaos that followed – it’s just passed 12.50am in Washington DC. Below’s a rundown on what happened, and you can read a full report here. Thanks for being with us. The Federal Aviation Administration declared a nationwide ground stop on Friday afternoon, throwing airports into sudden chaos, after a c

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Aircraft ordered to stay on the ground for about 4 hours at airports across the United States due to ``communications failure'', Transportation Secretary explains

Shortly after 3:30 p.m. Eastern time on the 13th (5:30 a.m. Japan time on the 14th), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a ground hold order for all departing flights at airports across the United States. It said the incident was due to "an abnormal situation and safety reasons" and was caused by a "communications failure." The FAA lifted the order just after 8:15 p.m., about four hours after it was issued, and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the resumption of flights at a press conference at the White House.

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