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Over 3,300 flights still canceled in the U.S. on November 14 amid air traffic control system failure

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On November 14, data from flight tracking site FlightAware showed that more than 3,300 flights within, to, and from the United States had been canceled, after a communications failure in the air traffic control system on November 13 grounded all aircraft nationwide. As of 6:15 a.m. Eastern Time on November 14, Delta Air Lines had canceled 19% of its scheduled flights for the day, United Airlines 16%, and American Airlines 14%. The Federal Aviation Administration issued a nationwide ground stop on November 13, halting departures from domestic airports for more than four hours and causing tens of thousands of flights to be delayed or canceled; officials said the cause was still under investigation but may have been a communications failure caused by aging equipment.

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Over 3,300 U.S. Flights Still Canceled on November 14 Amid ATC System Failure

IT之家 November 14 news, according to CCTV News reports, local time November 14, data from flight tracking website FlightAware showed that after a communications failure in the air traffic control system on the 13th grounded all aircraft across the United States, more than 3300 flights within and to/from the United States had been canceled on the 14th.

As of 6:15 a.m. Eastern Time on the 14th (IT之家 note: 19:15 Beijing Time on the 14th), Delta Air Lines had canceled 19% of its scheduled flights for the day, United Airlines canceled 16%, and American Airlines canceled 14%.

The Federal Aviation Administration issued a nationwide ground stop on the 13th, suspending flight departures from domestic airports for more than 4 hours, causing more than 10,000 flights to be delayed or canceled. U.S. officials said the cause of the large-scale grounding is still under investigation, but it may have been triggered by a communications failure caused by aging equipment.

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