The FAA ground stop is over, but flight disruptions could last for days

A nationwide FAA ground stop caused widespread flight disruption after a communications outage affected air traffic control centers on Friday. The stop lasted more than four hours and was lifted at 8:15 p.m. ET, but planes and crews remain out of position. FlightAware recorded more than 16,000 delays and cancellations on Friday, followed by another 4,700 by Saturday morning, with disruption expected to continue through the weekend or longer.