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Expect more flight cancellations, US transport chief says
US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned that travellers should expect further flight delays and cancellations as airlines recover from a rare nationwide halt to commercial air traffic. He said it remained safe to fly, while acknowledging that disrupted schedules would take time to restore.
The ground stop on Friday followed communications failures at all 22 regional air traffic control centres and affected more than 20,000 flights. By Saturday, FlightAware reported more than 3,800 US cancellations and 2,100 delays as airlines repositioned aircraft and crews and dealt with stranded passengers.
In short
- Duffy said more delays and cancellations are likely.
- A nationwide ground stop affected over 20,000 flights.
- More than 3,800 US flights were cancelled on Saturday.