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US flight chaos: Trump official seeks $50 billion for air traffic control

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The Trump administration has raised its demand for air traffic control funding to $50 billion after a communications failure triggered a nationwide ground stop in the United States on Friday, disrupting thousands of flights for several hours.Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the incident exposed the urgent need to replace the country's ageing air traffic control infrastructure, calling on Congress to approve billions of dollars for a complete overhaul of the system."This is an emergency.

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