Cause of nationwide ground stop revealed with 'old system' to blame as airspace is finally opened after four hours… but Americans are warned chaos is far from over

US officials say the disruption was caused by old equipment overloading and not a cyber-attack or a Microsoft outage.

Travelers and crew feeling ‘pissed’ or ‘lucky’ depending on level of upset amid nationwide ground stop The US Federal Aviation Administration’s decision to ground all flights on Friday threw airports and travel plans into chaos across the country, as passengers on planes and in airport terminals were suddenly thrust into limbo. At New York’s John F Kennedy airport, passengers found their travel plans abruptly cancelled – some even after they’d boarded. Continue reading...

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Thousands of passengers flying to and from UK airports faced major disruptions and travel chaos after a rare nationwide ground stop was issued in the US.