SocietyUS nationwide flight halt: ‘Our routers got overloaded with data’

The FAA ordered a rare nationwide ground stop on Friday, leading to more than 8,200 cancellations—over 31% of scheduled US flights. It lasted nearly five hours, the country’s longest since September 11, 2001. Officials cited outdated air traffic communications equipment and said there was no evidence of a cyberattack. US airspace has reopened and flights have resumed.

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