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U.S. lifts nationwide domestic flight takeoff halt; not linked to router issue or cyberattack
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration lifted a nationwide halt on domestic flight takeoffs within hours after imposing it over a communications outage, CNN reported. The action led to thousands of delays and cancellations at major airports. An airline source said the cause was a network router problem that spread nationwide. Cirium estimated about 1.5 million passengers were stranded. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said it was not tied to a threat or a Microsoft outage, and investigators said it did not appear to be a cyberattack.
