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FAA lifts nationwide ground stop that blocked takeoffs for hours
A communications problem shut down takeoffs across the US on Friday afternoon before it was lifted more than four hours later.
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Takeoffs from airports throughout the US largely stopped on Friday after the FAA issued a national ground stop at 3:44PM ET "due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety," while planes in the air will be allowed to land.
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