bound flights out of Australia grounded as telecommunications outage affects American travel
Sydney and Melbourne airports say grounding of planes from US airports led to delays for some flights
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Some US bound flights from Sydney Airport have been grounded in response to American authorities halting departures and delaying landings at all US airports.
Flights from Melbourne Airport were also affected, with passengers expected to depart for Los Angeles shortly after 10am being so far delayed by more than two hours.
The US Federal Aviation Administration announced the nationwide pause in response to “a temporary telecommunications outage”. It has since lifted the grounding order, as it continued to investigate the cause of the outage.
In a statement, a Sydney Airport spokesperson said: “Some US bound flights due to depart Sydney Airport are grounded.”
“We are aware of the nationwide ground stop issued by the US Federal Aviation Administration and are monitoring the situation closely,” the spokesperson said.
“Passengers travelling to ortest information regarding their flight.”
Passengers on two US bound flights from Melbourne Airport, which were due to depart at 12.00pm and 12.45pm, have also been told to expect delays due to the situation in the US.
These include a Qantas flight to Dallas, and an United Airlines flight to San Francisco.
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Source: www.theguardian.com
