The Federal Aviation Administration ordered a nationwide ground stop Friday for all airlines "due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety."
So far, there is no other information available as to why the ground stop was issues, or what the safety issues are.
Thrifty Traveler's Kyle Potter reports that air traffic control facilities across the country began experiencing issues.
This is the first nationwide ground stop since January 2023 when a key FAA computer system malfunctioned. Before that the last time had been after the Sept. 11, 2011 terrorist attacks.
WCCO has reached out to MSP Airport for confirmation. This is a breaking news story. Stay with WCCO Radio for more.
It's due to unspecified ‘extraordinary circumstances'
It's due to unspecified ‘extraordinary circumstances'
