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communications issue
US air officials ground flights due to communications problem
Technicians are currently investigating the issue.
US AIR OFFICIALS have grounded flights nationwide due to communications problems.
In a post on social media, United States Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a nationwide ground stop for all US airports.
He said this followed a “communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centres”.
“FAA technicians are investigating the issue,” said Duffy.
“We will provide immediate updates as we have them.”
An advisory from FAA stated that all US airports are currently ground stopped.
The advisory added that this was due to “extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety”.
It said that all departing traffic should remain ground stopped until further notice, while inbound international flights “will be managed on a case by case basis”.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated
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