A radar site in Amarillo might have played a role in the sudden telecommunications outage that grounded flights in Houston and across the country on Friday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
The FAA identified an Amarillo facility and a radio communications site in El Dorado, Ark. as the potential causes of the nationwide ground stop, which triggered delays and cancelations throughout the United States. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy linked the malfunction to aerospace contractor L3Harris Technologies Inc. and said the company had secured the routers in Texas and Arkansas.
Travelers were stuck at airports in Houston and across the country when the abrupt nationwide ground stop halted air traffic and shattered flight schedules on Friday afternoon. Federal officials lifted the ground stop hours later, but the delays and cancelations continued with a severe backlog of passengers waiting to take off.
FOR TRAVELERS:Did the Nov. 13 ground stop cancel your flight? You may be owed a refund…