Sean Duffy reveals when airport travel delays should finally end after FAA’s nationwide ground stop

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Friday’s ground stop forced more than 3,500 aircraft to land safely and triggered thousands of flight cancellations and delays nationwide.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said that air travel disruptions caused by the FAA’s nationwide ground stop Friday should resolve by the end of the day Monday at the latest.

Duffy offered an optimistic timeline for the recovery Sunday, saying the disruptions should ease by “end of today, end of tomorrow” as airlines work to get flights and crews back on schedule.

“As we look to the end of the day and into tomorrow, we should be running at full capacity,” Duffy said on a “Face the Nation” appearance.

The nationwide travel chaos began Friday after an FAA system malfunction grounded flights nationwide, leaving hundreds of thousands of passengers stranded and triggering widespread delays and cancellations.

Airlines have been scrambling to reposition aircraft and crews after the disruption, with delays continuing even after the ground stop was lifted. But Duffy said that “we’re well on our way” to getting operations back on track.

Friday’s ground stop forced more than 3,500 aircraft to land safely and triggered thousands of flight cancellations and delays nationwide.

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