U.S. suspends departing flights for "security reasons," the Federal Aviation Administration reports

A nationwide ground stop for all U.S. airports has been issued due to a communications failure affecting all regional air traffic control centers, announced U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy.

"The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a nationwide ground stop for all U.S. airports following a communications issue that has affected all regional air traffic control centers. FAA technical staff are currently investigating the cause of the malfunction," Duffy wrote on the social media platform X.

Earlier, the press office of the U.S. aviation regulator informed  of a nationwide suspension of aircraft departures from all U.S. airports due to emergency circumstances and for safety reasons, specifying that arriving international flights would be handled on an individual basis.

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