Air traffic operations were completely halted across U.S. airports on November 13 due to a suspected outage in the air traffic control communication system. This disruption also affected flights from Europe to the United States.
According to reports from Reuters and others, the European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation announced that it suspended all flights from European countries to the U.S. at the request of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
The European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation has 42 member countries in the region.
Canada's air navigation service provider, NAV CANADA, also implemented traffic management measures at its airports in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, and Vancouver in response to the FAA's actions.
They advised customers to expect delays and to check with their airlines for updates.
NAV CANADA stated that it is closely monitoring the FAA's ground stop situation.
Meanwhile, the outage at U.S. airports began around 4 p.m. local time, leading to a complete suspension of flight operations due to the suspected air traffic control communication system failure.
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