FAA issues US-wide ground stops due to rolling frequency outage; over 7,000 flights affected

A flight information display board shows several flights cancelled at LaGuardia Airport in Queens, New York on August 27. (Representational) (AFP)

The US Federal Aviation Administration on Friday afternoon issued a nationwide ground stop on flights due to a frequency outage with ATC controllers. All departures have been halted until further notice, the FAA said in an alert. Over 7,000 flights have been affected. A flight information display board shows several flights cancelled at LaGuardia Airport … Read more