Sean Duffy, the US Secretary of Transportation, announced on Sunday, November 24 that the disruption to air travel in this country will be resolved by the end of Sunday or Monday.
In an interview with NBC, Duffy said that flights are expected to return to normal by the end of Sunday and return to normal by Monday.
The comments come as widespread disruption to the US air transport network continues after the nationwide suspension of flights on Friday. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday issued an order to stop flights across the country due to disruptions in the communications and radar systems of air traffic control centers. The shutdown was lifted after more than four hours, but the fallout continued Saturday.
The Federal Aviation Administration in the US announced on Saturday, November 23, that the disruption in air travel, caused by a failure of the communication system, will lead to the cancellation of more than 16,000 flights by the end of Saturday.