India, Nov. 14 -- The US Federal Aviation Administration on Friday afternoon issued a nationwide ground stop on flights due to a 'rolling frequency outage.' All departures have been halted until further notice, the FAA said in an alert.

A frequency outage occurs when the radio communication infrastructure that enables pilots to communicate with Air Traffic Control (ATC) controllers fails to function properly. However, a country-wide failure, at such a large scale, is unprecedented.

Notably, the flights already in the air will be allowed to land.

This is a breaking news.

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