A telecommunications outage prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to issue a ground stop at airports across the country on Friday, halting flights from taking off and creating hours of delays for travelers.
Incoming flights to Miami and Fort Lauderdale weren’t affected, but departures were halted for more than four hours. As of Friday night, nearly 800 flights at South Florida’s two major airports were delayed and more than 275 were canceled.
The ground stop may be over, but the delays will continue for a while…