US Flights Resume After FAA Lifts Hours-Long Ground Stop; Delays, Cancellations Continue

Air travel across the United States continues to face delays and cancellations after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) lifted a nationwide ground stop. Flights were temporarily grounded after reports of instability in radar and communication systems at air traffic control centres nationwide.

US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the airspace reopened at 8:15 pm Eastern Time, but warned that flight operations would take time to return to normal. He blamed the disruption on outdated air traffic control infrastructure and called for a major modernisation of the system.