15,000 flights in the United States are delayed or canceled, and airports across the country are crowded with stranded passengers

The nationwide grounding of flights in the United States on the 13th caused 15,000 flights to be delayed or canceled. The picture shows stranded passengers at Miami International Airport in Florida. (AFP)

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) suddenly issued a nationwide grounding order on the 13th local time. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy later confirmed that it was due to the impact of old air traffic control equipment. Although the grounding has been lifted, 15,000 flights were delayed or canceled that day, and major airports across the United States were crowded with stranded passengers.

According to "CNN", reporters actually went to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport and found that the baggage claim area could be said to be crowded and chaotic. These passengers queued up in long lines trying to find their luggage after the flight was cancelled. In addition, there are hundreds of passengers in Terminal 4 who are constantly trying to queue up to change their flights.

The flight data tracking website FlightAware can see that about 15,000 flights were delayed or canceled in the United States on the 13th, and more than 700 passenger flights were canceled on the 14th. Airports around the country continue to remind people to confirm the status of their flights with the airline before going out.

The European Air Navigation Safety Organization (Eurocontrol) suspended all flights to the United States from its 42 member countries on the 13th, and passenger flights to the United States from major Asian airports were also grounded. After the suspension order is lifted, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, and Frontier Airlines are working hard to gradually resume flights. JetBlue Airways canceled all flights on the 13th, and flight operations will be interrupted on the 14th.

People waited helplessly at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. (Reuters)

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, the closest airport to Washington, is packed with luggage. (European News Agency)

Passengers line up at the Alaska Airlines counter at Rona Reagan Washington National Airport. (European News Agency)

People at New York's LaGuardia Airport sat on the ground waiting. (AFP)

Passengers stranded at Atlanta, Georgia airport. (Reuters)