Takeoffs from airports throughout the US largely stopped on Friday after the FAA issued a national ground stop at 3:44PM ET “due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety,” while planes in the air will be allowed to land. The FAA tweeted just after 5PM ET that, “There has been a temporary telecommunications outage – out of an abundance of caution all flights have been halted. Every flight has been accounted for and international flights will be handled on a case by case basis.”
More than four hours after the stop was issued, officials announced it was lifted at 8:15PM ET and that flights will resume. It’s unclear how many fl …
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