VIDEO shows moment in which pilot informs passengers about the suspension of flights in the USA

In the warning, the pilot apologizes to people and says he has no information about the reason for the problem. The images were taken by TV Globo cameraman Victor Albuquerque at Los Angeles Airport.

The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered this Friday (13) the suspension of all takeoffs in the country following a communication problem affecting air traffic control centers.

The American press stated that there is no evidence of a cyber attack. TV Globo learned from a source who works in a control tower at a New York airport that the problem is related to a crossing of radio frequencies.

The FAA said the suspension was determined by extraordinary circumstances and safety reasons. With the measure, aircraft that are on the ground cannot take off. International flights are being analyzed on a case-by-case basis.

According to data from the monitoring website FlightAware, almost 7,000 flights in the US were delayed or canceled.

United States Secretary of Transport, Sean Duffy, stated that the failure affects all control centers responsible for traffic on the country's air routes. FAA technicians are investigating the problem, he said.

This is the second time that the FAA has ordered a nationwide suspension of all takeoffs since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

The other occurred on January 11, 2023, when a failure in the agency's aeronautical information system caused a stoppage of less than two hours.

At the time, more than 1,300 flights were canceled and almost 10,000 were delayed throughout the day.