US flights grounded LIVE updates: FAA stops all departing flights citing “extraordinary circumstances”, Homeland Security secretary denies cyber attack, says ‘this is not another 9/11’

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By Hannah Hammoud

A nationwide ground stop has been issued for all US flights due to serious air traffic control communication issues. Here is what we know so far:

Flights in the air are permitted to land, but departures have been halted.
Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin said government officials did not suspect foul play and there “was no indication as of yet that this was a nefarious attack”.
US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the Federal Aviation Administration issued the order following a system-wide Air Route Traffic Control Centre failure. “FAA technicians are investigating the issue. We will provide immediate updates as we have them,” he said in an X post.
The last time all flights in the US were grounded was in 2023. Prior to that, it was on September 11, 2001.