MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — A nationwide ground stop that halted departures across the United States for more than four hours Friday left travelers scrambling to change plans at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport and airports across the country.
The Federal Aviation Administration issued the ground stop shortly before 3 p.m. Central time Friday, Nov. 13, after a telecommunications outage affected regional air traffic control centers nationwide.
Flights already in the air were allowed to continue to their destinations, but departing flights were held on the ground as a safety precaution.
The FAA lifted the nationwide stop Friday evening, allowing departures to resume. Airlines warned, however, that the ripple effects from thousands of delays and cancellations could continue into the weekend as planes and flight crews were left out of position…