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FAA lifts nationwide ground stop following historic halt on all air travel

By Anna Giaritelli
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The Federal Aviation Administration has lifted a nationwide ground stop on all flights Friday evening following an hourslong halt on air travel that left millions of airline passengers stranded.

The ground stop was lifted shortly after 8 p.m. EST, just before Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin stepped out to brief reporters inside the White House press briefing room. The FAA updated its website shortly before Duffy and Mullin spoke.

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