On Friday, Nov. 13, the Federal Aviation Administration ordered all flights grounded. The rare alert from the FAA was listed for “extraordinary circumstances” and for safety. The suspected telecommunications outage will ground flights until at least 11 p.m. on Friday.
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said technicians are investigating the problem following a communication issue. According to Duffy, the situation impacted air traffic control centers across the nation. At this time, the FAA does not believe the outage is part of an attack.
“There was no indication as of yet this was a nefarious attack against us,” U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin said. AP News reported Mullin said the public does not need to be afraid.
NBC Chicago reported minutes before the nationwide closure that the Chicago O’Hare International Airport and Midway International Airport were grounded.
Duffy said the FAA will provide updates as the situation unfolds.
This is a developing story.
Author: Hannah Clove
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Editor: Payson Davis
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