Thousands of Flights Canceled as Airlines Work to Dig Out from Nationwide Ground Stop | CBN
At airports across the U.S., passengers stared at screens showing delays or rushed to find buses or trains to their destinations. A cheerful Southwest Airlines gate agent greeted passengers at Dallas Love Field at dawn with “Good morning, good morning,” but then repeatedly said all flights were full and asked passengers to have boarding passes ready to expedite the process and help keep flights moving. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin told reporters at the White House that no one was in any danger as more than 3,000 flights safely landed Friday. Duffy blamed Congress for failing to approve more funding for new technology, while downplaying the fact that trying to implement new fixes overtaxed the system. “If you don’t have that ability, whether it’s because the old wires that they have are just run down or for whatever reason, you’ve got to stop airplanes on the ground and not put them in the air, where you’re going to risk not being able to communicate with them,” said Arroyo, a former United Airlines pilot.
