Disaster● Elevated32m ago · Nov 14, 2026, 7:05 PM
Hours-long flight stop - How the take-off ban in US air traffic came about - and how high the risk is in Europe
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Deutschlandfunk · Germany · North America
It was the longest flight stop in the USA in 25 years: a technical failure led to a four-hour take-off ban. Operations are expected to return to normal by Sunday evening local time. What exactly happened – and would a similarly serious malfunction be possible in Germany?
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