US grounds all flights, sparking travel chaos
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November 14, 2026
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NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — All flights in the US were grounded Friday, sparking travel chaos across the vast country, after what government officials said was a major communications outage, insisting it was not the result of any “nefarious attack”.
The nationwide stop left tens of thousands of passengers in limbo, with some pulled off planes moments before departure by airline staff who appeared in the dark about unfolding events.
The incident marked only the second time such an alert was given in US airspace since the 9/11 attacks.
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