The government didn't provide any details about the issue.
The Federal Aviation Administration ordered a nationwide ground stop Friday for all airlines "due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety."
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said that the ground stop followed a "communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers."
The government didn't provide any details about the issue.
Friday's alert said the stop was "due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety."
This is the first nationwide ground stop since January 2023 when a key FAA computer system malfunctioned, according to the Associated Press.
Before that the last time had been after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said that the ground stop followed a "communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers."
The FAA "issued a nationwide ground stop for all U.S. airports following a communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers. FAA technicians are investigating the issue. We will provide immediate updates as we have them," he said in a social media post.
