7,000 flights suspended at all airports in the United States
Kathmandu. Flights have been temporarily halted at all airports in the United States. The U. S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday ordered the suspension of flights at airports across the country after telecommunications services were disrupted at air route traffic control centers.
Thousands of flights have been affected due to problems with the telecommunications system. According to flight tracking platform FlightAware, about 7,000 flights have been delayed or canceled across the U. S. since the FAA’s order.
U. S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the FAA has decided to suspend flights nationwide after a problem with the communication system of all air routes and traffic control centers was found via the social network X. According to him, the FA’s technical team is working to fix the problem.
According to the FAA, the disruption was caused by a temporary telecommunications system failure. As a precaution, all flights have been suspended and the condition of all aircraft in the airspace has been identified, the administration said. International flights will be managed separately depending on the situation.
Communication problems were reported at all 22 U. S. Air Route Traffic Control Centers.
These centers are responsible for managing air traffic in their respective areas as well as guiding the aircraft coming to the airport.
According to flight tracking website Flightradar24, about 4,042 planes were flying to various U. S. airports when the order was issued. Meanwhile, U. S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said there was no indication of a security threat or an attack on the country. Speaking to reporters outside the White House, he said all flights had been tracked and passengers were safe.
“Everyone is safe. All flights have been accounted for. This is not another 9÷10 incident,” he said. However, he said it may take some time to resolve the problem with the communication system.
Mullin said the possibility that the disruption could be related to a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool being used to help air traffic controllers is being investigated. According to him, no possibility can be ruled out right now.
He also clarified that so far there is no indication that the incident was due to a planned attack. He said that US President Donald Trump has been informed about the incident.
This is the second nationwide flight shutdown in the United States since the September 11
, 2001 terrorist attacks, the report said. This shows the seriousness of the disruption to the U. S. air transportation system. ANI
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