Air India has issued a travel advisory warning of possible consequential disruptions to its flights to and from the United States. The advisory has been issued following a nationwide ground stop across US airports due to communication outages affecting air traffic operations.
The airline has advised passengers to check the latest flight status on its official website and plan their journey to the airport accordingly. Air India said, their teams are closely monitoring the situation and will share the further updates.
In a social media post, the Indian carrier wrote, “A nationwide ground stop is currently in effect across the US due to communication outages affecting air traffic operations. As a result, departures from airports across the U.S. are impacted, with possible consequential disruptions to Air India flights to and from the U.S. Passengers are advised to check the latest status of their flights and plan their journey to the airport accordingly.”
On Friday (local time), US authorities halted flights nationwide for the longest period since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, highlighting vulnerabilities in the country’s air traffic control system, Bloomberg reported.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced a ground stop covering airports across the country in an advisory posted on its website on Friday afternoon. It stated that all departing traffic would remain halted until further notice. The agency later attributed the disruption to a temporary telecommunications outage.