The chaos from the FAA’s nationwide ground stop lingered into early Saturday morning, with thousands of flights cancelled as airlines played catch-up.
Why it matters: Millions of travelers will find themselves inconvenienced over what the government says was simply old technology that couldn’t keep up with modern upgrades.
As of 5:15 a.m. ET Saturday, nearly 3,300 flights into, out of, or within the United States were already cancelled for the day, per FlightAware.
- Nearly 1,000 flights already had delays.
The most heavily impacted airports were Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson, New York’s JFK and Boston Logan.
- Among the major airlines, FlightAware’s data showed Delta more affected than United or American.
- The ground stop wreaked havoc on college football in particular, with many schools unable to travel to their game locations.
- ESPN reported a number of high-profile match-ups were postponed to either late Saturday or Sunday as a result.
- What to watch: Whether Congress responds to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s request for $50 billion in emergency funding to modernize the nation’s air traffic control system.
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