Re:FAA Issues National Ground Stop
by Jamesbeam on Friday November 13, 2026 @06:08PM
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If you prefer a more lengthy answer.
If there was an attack on your country, my phone wouldn’t stop ringing, just like it did 9/11.
All I am getting is pictures of baked cookies right now.
So there is no attack on your country.
Planes are not falling out of the sky, as you can see on publicly available platforms. Nothing is exploding on the ground, besides the poor souls choosing Taco Bell for dinner.
I am confident you will not be abducted or murdered by Aliens today either, pinky promise.
So whatever happens is not an immediate danger to the planes still in the air. And no danger to anyone on the ground.
The most simple explanation is that the communication between ground and air is not working properly, and as this is necessary to safely fly thousands of planes simultaneously, they should rather stay on the ground for safety reasons until they figure out what is wrong.
If you have any specific concerns not addressed above, feel free to share them.
If there was an attack on your country, my phone wouldn’t stop ringing, just like it did 9/11.
All I am getting is pictures of baked cookies right now. So there is no attack on your country.
Planes are not falling out of the sky, as you can see on publicly available platforms. Nothing is exploding on the ground, besides the poor souls choosing Taco Bell for dinner.
I am confident you will not be abducted or murdered by Aliens today either, pinky promise.
So whatever happens is not an immediate danger to the planes still in the air. And no danger to anyone on the ground.
The most simple explanation is that the communication between ground and air is not working properly, and as this is necessary to safely fly thousands of planes simultaneously, they should rather stay on the ground for safety reasons until they figure out what is wrong.
If you have any specific concerns not addressed above, feel free to share them.