According to Al Jazeera, the U.S. FAA has lifted the nationwide ground stop on departures that was implemented on Friday due to a telecommunications failure. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy stated that the airspace reopened at 20:15 Eastern Time on Friday, noting that switches and routers failed due to data overload, though communication and radar capabilities were not completely lost. He cautioned that flights would not resume all at once and recovery still depends on crew scheduling. Citing aviation analysts, the report noted that restoring flight schedules could take days, and passengers should check directly with airlines; the lifting of the ground stop does not mean all delays and cancellations have been cleared.