The Federal Aviation Administration ordered a nationwide ground stop Friday after a communications issue affected all U.S. Air Route Traffic Control Centers, halting departing flights at airports across the country, including San Francisco International Airport.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said FAA technicians were investigating a communications issue was affecting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers, and that FAA technicians were investigating. He said the agency would provide updates as they became available.
The nationwide order is expected to cause delays and cancellations at airports around the country, though the extent of the disruption was not immediately clear, including how many flights had been delayed or canceled.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said at news conference Friday that there was “no prior indication … as of yet that this was a nefarious attack against us. It was just a telecommunications outage as of now. Everybody is safe. There is no reason to be concerned about your loved ones, that they’re flying or anything like that.”…