Trump’s Flight Chaos Spirals Into Weekend Despite FAA All-Clear

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Thousands of travelers across the U.S. have found themselves stranded in airports after a rare hours-long ground stop that the Trump administration has yet to fully explain. At…

Thousands of travelers across the U.S. have found themselves stranded in airports after a rare hours-long ground stop that the Trump administration has yet to fully explain.

At least 3,550 flights have been cancelled and 1,432 delayed as the ripple effects of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) disruptions continue to cause mayhem.

Tens of thousands of frustrated and exhausted travelers have remained stuck at overcrowded airports overnight, only to then wake up to more disruptions that could last for days.

So far, flight boards in some of the busiest airports in the U.S. are a picture of doom and gloom.

As of 8:30 a.m. EST, the Washington Ronald Reagan (DCA) and the New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA) airports were the most disrupted globally, according to Flightradar24.

As many as 52 flights were axed at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL) and another 28 at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD).

Grissel Francis was among the many passengers affected by the ground stop.

“It was kind of scary,” Francis told Reuters. “You have these flashbacks from 9/11, you know.”

The Trump administration has offered only a vague explanation for the air traffic chaos that was immediately met by skepticism.

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