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A significant air traffic control failure across the United States on Saturday resulted in the cancellation of over 2,000 flights, marking the longest ground stop in 25 years. Airlines struggled to recover as the system-wide outage paralysed domestic aviation.

Officials attributed the failure to decades-old communication equipment used in the air traffic control infrastructure. The widespread disruption left passengers stranded for hours both onboard aircraft and in airport terminals nationwide.

The incident represents a critical infrastructure vulnerability in US aviation operations and raised questions about the modernisation of aging systems responsible for managing the world’s busiest airspace.

Sources: Walla, www.israelhayom.co.il, Times of Israel