More than 10K flights delayed, canceled Saturday after FAA ground stop
USA TODAY reports on the November 13, 2026 FAA ground stop — only the second nationwide halt since 9/11 — which left more than 10,000 US flights delayed or canceled the next day and came weeks before Thanksgiving travel. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy blamed a contractor's fiber-optic upgrade that flooded air traffic control routers, while FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said the worst is behind us and airlines expect full recovery by November 15.
