The order follows serious air traffic control communications issues and is only the second such halt since September 11.
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The FAA first halted traffic in Chicago due to air traffic control issues before issuing the nationwide ground stop. The last nationwide ground stop occurred in January 2023.
The nationwide ground stop came after the FAA first halted traffic in Chicago due to air traffic control issues.
The following order then stopped "all departing traffic … until further notice."
All international flights would be managed on a case-by-case basis, the regulator said.
The order means flights already in the air may land but flights on the ground cannot take off.
This is only the second nationwide ground stop in the United States since the September 11 terror attacks.
The last one was in January 2023, when domestic departures.
Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of the unfolding flight halt affecting all aircraft currently operating in the United States.
The US Federal Aviation Administration has issued a national ground stop "due to extraordinary circumstance and reasons for safety".
It comes after the agency earlier reported serious air traffic control communications issues.
My ABC colleagues and I will keep you up to date here with ongoing developments and information as it becomes available to us.
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