The widespread disruption in American air traffic control communications and the issuance of a nationwide flight suspension order caused the cancellation or delay of approximately seven to eight thousand flights in this country; A rare event that happened for the third time in the last 25 years.
Thousands of passengers faced canceled flights, long delays and confusion at US airports, according to flight tracking websites.
A nationwide shutdown of flights in the US is a rare event and has only happened twice in more than two decades.
Recently, in January 2023, a disruption in the ground pilot message system temporarily disrupted flights across the United States.
Before that, following the attacks on September 11, 2001, the American authorities ordered a nationwide suspension of flights.
Foya Hashemi, Iran International reporter, tells more about the latest flight status and passenger conditions from Ronald Reagan Washington Airport.