FAA outage causes longest nationwide ground stop in 25 years, with delays and cancellations expected to continue as airlines reposition aircraft and crews.
Key facts
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announces U.S. flight operations are slowly returning to normal following nationwide ground stop
- FAA outage described as longest nationwide ground stop in 25 years affecting U.S. airports
- Airlines working to reposition aircraft and crews to get schedules back on track
- Delays and cancellations expected to continue during recovery period
- Secretary stresses flying is safe and getting travelers home remains top priority
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced that U.S. flight operations are slowly returning to normal following a nationwide ground stop, the longest in 25 years. Planes are pushing back, taxiing and taking off again across the country, though travelers are not yet out of the woods. Duffy emphasized that flying remains safe and that getting travelers home to their families remains the top priority as airlines work to reposition aircraft and crews to get schedules back on track.
flying is safe and says getting travelers home to their families remains the top priority
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The reaction
@AthenaK11374912 wishes government would return to normal with qualified people in charge. @vexor4i warns normal is a lagging indicator and the delay cascade will continue with thin capacity slack. @UnckleDoc questions how a country 40 trillion dollars in debt can use 30 year old air traffic equipment. @onchainnotes_ notes fares have already spiked. @ChogoSprow sarcastically notes they were assured flights would never return. @Donaldcolgan73 comments it is cheaper to drive. @KRDemocracy points out Buttigieg secured funding through infrastructure laws but Republicans blocked additional funding for aging equipment replacement. @CaroleCheneb reminds that infrastructure matters every single day. @NadiaQuiglln79 reflects the longest journey is always the trip home. @ElizaHardyvadv pays rent at the airport gate now. @VacationRonin blames government failure to people.
In the comments
- @AthenaK11374912: @Polymarket I wish our government would go back to normal, with qualified people in charge
- @vexor4i: @Polymarket normal is a lagging indicator. watch the delay cascade. on time percentage next 48 hours tells the real story. capacity slack still thin. one weather event resets the clock. trust the data not the briefing.
- @lizshrum: @Polymarket Self-inflicted gunshot wound.
- @UnckleDoc: @Polymarket How is it that a country 40 TRILLION DOLLARS in debt, using 30 year old air traffic equipment?
- @onchainnotes_: @Polymarket slowly is doing a lot of work there, fares already spiked
- @goatdecapitator: @Polymarket This sounds plausible to me. People keep hacking stuff and this is just a other disruption from hackers
