Nearly 7,000 flights have been delayed or cancelled across the US after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered a nationwide ground stop following a communications failure affecting air traffic control centres. The rare shutdown, one of the few such measures since the 11 September 2001 attacks, has brought departures across the country to a halt.
\n\nHomeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said officials have not yet discussed a time frame for resolving the FAA communications outage as the administration focuses on passenger safety. "We have not discussed any timeframe," he told reporters at the White House. "It’s going to take some time," he went on. "And so this isn’t going to just be resolved and turned around within the hour."
\n\nAmerican Airlines said that flights are expected to face disruptions for the rest of the day depending on how long the nationwide ground stop currently in effect will last. "It will be all hands-on deck across American to get customers on their way as soon as possible when the FAA lifts this ground stop," the company said in a statement.
\n\nFlights already in the air can still continue to their destinations, the company added.
\n\nThe Federal Aviation Administration said the nationwide…
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