India, Nov. 14 -- The Federal Aviation Administration issued a rare nationwide ground stop due to a "temporary telecommunications outage". Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said that the issue was affecting the regional air traffic control centres, which are responsible for directing planes between airports all across the nation.

What did the FAA say?

In a tweet shared on November 14, 3:32 am, the agency stated, "There has been a temporary telecommunications outage - out of an abundance of caution all flights have been halted. Every flight has been accounted for and international flights will be handled on a case by case basis."

The sudden halt triggered immediate confusion across major US travel hubs, including New York's LaGuardia ...