GROUNDED PLANES
THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION ISSUED ITS SECOND NATIONAL GROUND STOP SINCE 9/11 ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON, AND THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN ABOUT THREE YEARS.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY MARKWAYNE MULLIN SHARED DETAILS WITH REPORTERS OUTSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE, SAYING THAT WHEN IT COMES TO NAMING A CAUSE, OFFICIALS HAVEN’T RULED ANYTHING OUT:
SECRETARY MULLIN ADDED THAT FLIGHTS CURRENTLY IN THE AIR AND INBOUND INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS WERE TO BE HANDLED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.
MULLIN ALSO TOLD REPORTERS ALL FLIGHTS WERE ACCOUNTED FOR… AND SAYS THERE’S NO REASON FOR THE PUBLIC TO BE AFRAID.
THE LAST NATIONAL GROUND STOP WAS ISSUED IN JANUARY 2023 DUE TO A COMPUTER OUTAGE.
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