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'We'll get home one day' - US travellers impacted by nationwide ground stop

ByGeorge Wright and Helen Davidson
  • Published14 November 2026, 08:42 GMT
Updated 33 minutes ago

A nationwide US ground stop that caused thousands of flight cancellations was caused by an issue following a copper wire upgrade, Transport Secretary Sean Duffy said.

Duffy told a news conference that the government was trying to find out whether the problem was caused by "incompetence" on the part of the company doing the upgrades, or faulty equipment.