Nationwide U.S. flight shutdown disrupts thousands of passengers

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The disruption is the most significant U.S. aviation shutdown since the September 11 attacks, with more than 4,000 cancellations and 3,000 delays reported during the recovery. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy attributed the crisis to an aging air-traffic-control system and warned that normalization would take time. The incident has renewed scrutiny of the resilience and modernization of critical U.S. aviation infrastructure.[3][10]

Sources: BBC, Euronews, Reuters