Flights resume at Des Moines International Airport after FAA lifts order

DES MOINES, Iowa — Flights are resuming at the Des Moines International Airport after the FAA lifted its order, which had grounded flights nationwide for roughly 4 hours Friday.

In a White House press conference Friday evening, Trump administration officials said that new technology being added to the nation’s air traffic control system overloaded antiquated systems and caused “intermittent” communications and radar gaps, leading to the longest nationwide ground stop in 25 years…

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