The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has lifted the nationwide flight ban, allowing departures from all airports across the country, APA reports, citing an FAA statement.
"The nationwide ground stop has been lifted," the agency said in its notice.
The restrictions remained in effect for more than four hours, during which 5,117 flights were cancelled and 9,814 were delayed.
The flight ban affected approximately 1.5 million air passengers.
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Flights from all airports across the United States were temporarily suspended due to a technical malfunction in the country's aviation system.
According to CNN, citing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the disruption was caused by a network router failure at Chicago's Midway Airport.
The malfunction reportedly affected communication frequencies within the national airspace management system, prompting aviation authorities to suspend departures as a safety precaution.
More than 10,000 flights across the country were reportedly delayed as a result of the technical failure.
Reports also indicated that some US airlines could suspend all flights on Friday if the system was not restored promptly.
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