US airspace now 'opened up,' transportation secretary says

United planes wait outside their gates at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston after the Federal Aviation Administration grounded all flights nationwide on November 13, 2026. (Photo: VCG)

The United States on Friday lifted an hours-long ground stop at the nation's airports, with top officials clarifying that the disruption was not caused by a cyberattack or a widespread Microsoft outage.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said US airspace was now "opened up" and blamed "old hardware" for the travel chaos. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin told reporters there was "no cyberattack" and "no connection between this and Microsoft."

Source(s): AFP