Following the four-hour disruption in the communication network of the air traffic control centers in the US, which led to the suspension of flights nationwide, Sean Duffy, the country's Minister of Transportation, announced on Saturday, November 23 that the flights are still safe, but as airlines try to change the date of the flights, more cancellations and delays are on the way.
Duffy wrote in a statement on X: "You will continue to see some flight delays and cancellations as we reschedule flights and move aircraft and crews to the areas that need them most."
These statements were made about 12 hours after the suspension of commercial flights nationwide. The shutdown, the longest in the US since the September 11, 2001 attacks, caused widespread disruptions to air travel and left thousands of passengers stranded at airports.
The Federal Aviation Administration in the US canceled the order to stop flights after about 4 hours, but officials in the country warned that several days may pass before the flight schedule returns to normal.