Alarm in US airspace ended: Flight ban lifted

Flights that were stopped due to communication failure in air traffic control systems at airports across the USA have resumed. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that the nationwide flight ban has ended.

Following the malfunction, it was decided to temporarily stop flights at airports across the USA. US Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, in his statement on his virtual media account, reported that there was a communication problem affecting all air traffic control centers.

'NO SIGNS OF MALICIOUS ATTACK'

US Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin announced that flights were stopped as a precaution due to the telecommunications outage in FAA systems.

Stating that there is no evidence that the incident is a cyber attack, Mullin said, "As of now, there is no indication that this is a malicious attack against us, the situation is just a telecommunications outage."

Mullin said that the outage did not pose a security threat to the American people and that the incident should not be considered as a new September 11 attack.

THOUSANDS OF FLIGHTS WERE AFFECTED

The suspension of flights caused serious disruptions in air traffic. According to the shared data, 16 thousand 438 flights were delayed and 3 thousand 635 flights were cancelled. Additionally, 545 flights were diverted to other airports.

With the FAA announcing that the flight ban has ended, the way was paved for the resumption of air traffic across the USA.