LATEST UPDATE: British passengers stranded as US flights resume after CHAOS disruptions

The White House has lifted a nationwide ground stop after a major incident led to thousands of flight cancellations across the US.

In a shock alert, a message from the Federal Aviation Administration read: "Due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety. Attention all aircraft operators.

"By order of the Federal Aviation Command Center all aiports are ground stopped. All departing traffic should remain ground stopped until further notice."

All US-bound traffic departing from Eurocontrol member states, which includes the United Kingdom and Ireland, were suspended at the FAA's request because of technical issues.

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