India, Nov. 14 -- New York Governor Kathy Hochul has called for US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to resign or be removed from office by President Donald Trump following a nationwide aviation disruption that forced a ground stop on Friday.

In a statement issued on Saturday, Hochul criticised Duffy's handling of problems within the country's aviation system, pointing to persistent air traffic controller shortages and repeated communication failures.

She accused the Transportation Secretary of focusing more on his public image than addressing serious challenges facing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

"From chronic air traffic controller shortages to repeated communications breakdowns, serious lapses in our aviation system ...