SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) – A nationwide ground stop that affected departing flights at airports across the country, including Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, has been lifted.
The Federal Aviation Administration issued the ground stop Friday, citing “extraordinary circumstances” caused by communications problems at regional air traffic control centers. The nation’s top homeland security official attributed the problem to a telecommunications outage and said there was no indication the communications failure was related to a cyberattack.
Flight delays are expected. The FAA has not announced when normal operations will resume…