US Grounding All Flights Nationwide Due to Safety Concerns
The US Federal Aviation Administration ordered a sweeping halt to all flights nationwide due to safety concerns, canceling over 7,000 flights in a rare nationwide aviation grounding.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered a halt to all domestic and international departures across the USA due to safety concerns. According to official reports, more than 7,000 flights were canceled and thousands of others delayed following the sweeping emergency directive.
All aircraft currently airborne are being handled on an individual basis, while departing planes have been grounded until further notice. CNN reported that preliminary security information indicates the incident is not the result of a cyberattack. Officials noted this marks only the second nationwide grounding of US aviation since the September 11 terrorist attacks.
US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy stated that the malfunction is linked to communication issues without providing further details. "We will provide immediate updates as soon as we have them," Duffy wrote on the social media platform X, while investigations into the root cause of the sweeping directive continue.
Passengers aboard grounded aircraft described chaotic scenes at major terminals, with gate congestion preventing landed planes from disembarking travelers. US media outlets initially raised the possibility of a frequency failure or a cyberattack paralyzing the control system, though authorities have yet to issue a formal final explanation for the dramatic grounding.
