FAA says the nationwide ground stop that halted travel Friday has been lifted

The Federal Aviation Administration says airplane departures can resume after the agency lifted a nationwide ground stop caused by communications problems.

The FAA had grounded all flights nationwide Friday afternoon, causing hundreds of flights to be diverted.

Officials cited "extraordinary circumstances" caused by communications problems at regional air traffic control centers.

The nationwide ground stop was the first since January 2023, when a key FAA computer system malfunctioned, and the second since the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
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