Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the hours-long ground stop of all flights across the country was a ‘national emergency’ as he cautioned that there was ‘nothing completely certain right now.’
Speaking at a press briefing at the White House, Mullin said the introduction of some new technology into an old air traffic control system overwhelmed it.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said ‘old hardware that went down’ caused the ground stop of all flights across the country after it was lifted shortly before 8.30pm ET following a major communications outage.
Trump administration officials said the system needed funding for a
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