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Trump aide says US flight halt due to ‘comms issue impacting air traffic control centers’

By Jacob Magid Today, 11:22 pm
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US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says the flight halt just announced by the Federal Aviation Administration is due to “a communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers.”

“FAA technicians are investigating the issue. We will provide immediate updates as we have them,” Duffy tweets.

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