US Transport Secretary: Air Travel Disruptions to End Soon
US Transport Secretary Sean Duffy expects air travel disruptions to resolve shortly, attributing the widespread delays to technical issues or contractor errors.
US Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy announced that the ongoing air travel disruptions across the United States are expected to end by the end of today or tomorrow.
This statement follows a nationwide grounding of flights that lasted for four hours last Friday.
The US administration explained that a technical malfunction occurred during an update to communication lines, leading to significant flight delays and cancellations.
The Secretary indicated that the incident might have been caused by an error on the part of the responsible contractor or a failure in specific technical equipment.
The technical glitch resulted in the cancellation of 12,000 flights on Friday, with the Federal Aviation Administration anticipating thousands of additional cancellations throughout Saturday.