After canceling 6,600 flights and delaying 8,600 .. America reopens its airspace after a widespread outage

Al-Taj News – The United States announced the reopening of its airspace to air traffic, after the Federal Aviation Administration lifted the decision to halt departing flights nationwide, following a malfunction in communication and air traffic control systems that caused widespread disruption at US airports.

US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said that the airspace was reopened at 8:15 p.m. Eastern Time (01:15 GMT), warning that the resumption of departing flights will be gradual, and that airlines will need time to restore their normal operations