All US flights grounded due to extraordinary circumstances

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Wow. I wonder what has happened?!

You haven’t provided a link.

Just seen this pop up on the news.... very worrying. Not a decision that would have been taken lightly.

I can’t see anything on the BBC

a quick google shows all news reports about this being from 21 hours ago.

Just popped up on my phone. Worrying, especially with the Microsoft thing. I’m really wondering if there’s something in these black out rumours.

Where have you seen this? Flightradar is showing US airspace as crammed with flights in progress as usual.

US airports latest: All flights grounded by Federal Aviation Administration because of 'extraordinary circumstances'
https://news.sky.com/share/13611682

i can’t find anything that says “all” flights

US airports latest: All flights grounded by Federal Aviation Administration because of 'extraordinary circumstances'
https://news.sky.com/share/13611682

US airports latest: All flights grounded by Federal Aviation Administration because of 'extraordinary circumstances'
https://news.sky.com/share/13611682

sorry here is a link. But if you google it’s being reported in lots of places now

That’s pretty insane

on the bbc

Air traffic control communication issues apparently

I’m not making it up

is it to do with air traffic communications

From that article ”The FAA's remarkable step to halt all flights comes after it reported serious communication issues earlier this evening.
The agency earlier said it was suffering from air traffic control communication issues”

so it’s just a comms issue

Is this for flights to the US or flying out from there or both? I’m due to fly to California on Monday!

Where did I say you had?

On aviation boards, it is happening in the last 20-odd minutes.

It surely will be sorted by then

Problem with radar comms according to DH.

Hopefully it’s a technical issue rather than anything sinister. 🤞

It’s breaking on the BBC, problems with air traffic control were an issue earlier

https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/all-departing-flights-across-the-us-ordered-to-ground-5HjdmMM_2/ says 'following reported communications issues affecting air traffic control' which would definitely be a good reason to stop flights

Like the air, traffic control issues that happened in the u k in september

Hysteria never does anyone any good.