The Federal Aviation Administration, the US air transport regulator, has issued a "nationwide grounding due to extraordinary circumstances."
This is an exceptional measure, which, according to Fox News, has been adopted only once since 9/11. The FAA has ordered all flights "grounded until further notice," citing safety reasons.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy explained that the disruption was due to a communications problem affecting all air traffic control centers: "FAA technicians are investigating the problem," he added.
The official announcement specified that landings of incoming international flights would be authorized on a case-by-case basis. Shortly after the announcement was published, the Federal Aviation Administration website , which collects air traffic control system communications , went down. Dozens of previously accessible notices disappeared from the page.
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