Flights can resume after FAA lifts ground stop
The Philadelphia Inquirer's live-updates article reports that the FAA lifted its nationwide ground stop on the night of November 13, 2026, after citing "extraordinary circumstances and reasons of safety" for grounding all flights, leaving hundreds of Philadelphia flights canceled and travelers stranded at the airport. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy attributed the shutdown to the nation's outdated air traffic control system becoming overloaded, warned that resuming flights "is going to be slow," and called on Congress to fund upgrades.
