FAA grounds all flights across U.S. due to telecommunications outage
The Federal Aviation Administration grounded all flights across the U.S. Friday due to telecommunications issues and for "extraordinary circumstances" and "reasons of safety," snarling thousands of air travelers nationwide.
TL;DR
- FAA grounded all U.S. flights on Friday.
- The reason cited was telecommunications issues.
- The grounding was also attributed to "extraordinary circumstances" and "reasons of safety."
- Thousands of air travelers were affected nationwide.