BREAKING: FAA Issues National Ground Stop

According to ABC News, a nationwide ground stop has been declared at all airports in the U.S.

Orlando International Airport

That means that all aircraft within the country have been ordered to remain on the ground. No official reason has been given yet for the ground stop.

According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), this nationwide ground stop has been issued for all airlines “due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety.” A nationwide ground stop is extremely rare. According to CNBC, the last time this happened was in 2023 because of issues with a pilot alert system. Before that, a nationwide ground stop was called after the September 11th, 2001, terror attacks.

American Airlines Plane

If you have a flight scheduled for today, you’ll want to make sure you have a way of getting updates from your airline via text message, email, or via the airline’s app. You’ll also want to make sure you’re keeping track of the situation to stay updated, too.

Southwest Airlines

As this is a developing story, we’ll have more details later to keep you updated, so stay tuned to DFB for more.

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