WASHINGTON, Nov 14 (Bernama-Sputnik/RIA Novosti) -- San Francisco International Airport has announced the resumption of flights to Pacific destinations, including Asia and the Hawaii, amid a US nationwide ground stop after a major issue.
"3:00pm PST [23:00 GMT] Friday, Nov 13th, 2026: SFO confirms Pacific-bound flights are now cleared to depart from SFO, including destinations in Hawaii and Asia," the airport said on X, reported Sputnik/RIA Novosti.
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) earlier on Friday announced a nationwide suspension of aircraft departures from all airports in the country due to emergency circumstances and for safety reasons, with inbound international flights to be handled on a case-by-case basis.
According to the notification, the restrictions took effect at 20:53 GMT on Friday and are tentatively scheduled to remain in place until 04:00–04:30 GMT on Saturday.
US Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy later said the US nationwide ban on departures from airports was imposed by the FAA due to a communications issue that affected all regional air traffic control centers.
--BERNAMA-SPUTNIK/RIA NOVOSTI
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