FAA lifts US ground stop after hourslong communications failure
What's next: Delays may continue as airlines and airports work through disruptions caused by the nationwide halt.
The Federal Aviation Administration lifted a nationwide ground stop after an air traffic control communications problem halted departing flights across the United States for hours. Flights were cleared to resume after the FAA said the stop was imposed over safety and communication issues. The disruption rippled through airports nationwide, stranding travelers and delaying trips as carriers waited for departures to restart. The outage marked a rare nationwide interruption to US air travel and left airports and airlines working to restore normal schedules after the halt ended.