Flights to resume after more than 4-hour flight stop across U.S.

(The Center Square) - The Federal Aviation Administration lifted a nationwide ground stop Friday night on flights after a more than four-hour halt brought air traffic to a screeching halt across the U.S. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin confirmed the ground stop was lifted in a news briefing Friday night. kAmQpE gi`d E@?:89E t2DE6C? H6 92G6 @A6?65 E96 2:CDA246[Q sF77J D2:5 2E E96 3C:67:?8] k^Am kAm%96 8C@F?5 DE@A 3682? 23@FE c A]>] t2DE6C? @? uC:52J] |@C6 E92? h[___ 7=:89ED H:E9:?[ :?E@ @C @FED:56 E96 &?:E65 $E2E6D H6C6 56=2J65[ 244@C5:?8 E@ u=:89EpH2C6[ 2 ?2E:@?2= 7=:89E EC24<:?8 H63D:E6] |@C6 E92? e[___ 7=:89ED H6C6 42?46=65 @? uC:52J[ 244@C5:?8 E@ u=:89EpH2C6] k^Am kAm|F==:? 5:5 ?@E CF=6 @FE 2 A@E6?E:2= 4J36CD64FC:EJ 3C6249 2D E96 42FD6 @7 E96 8C@F?5 DE@A 5FC:?8 E96 3C:67:?8] w6 D2:5 @=56C E649?@=@8J 4@F=5 92G6 42FD65 E96 :DDF6 3FE 5:5 ?@E >2<6 2 567:?:E:G6 2DD6DD>6?E] k^Am kAmQ%96C6 H2D ?6G6C 2?J =:G6D 2E C:D<[ E96C6 H2D ?@ 7=:89ED 2E C:D<[Q |F==:? D2:5 5FC:?8 E96 AC6DD 3C:67:?8] Qp== J@FC =@G65 @?6D 2C6 D276] (6 2C6 H@C<:?8 E@ C6D@=G6 E96 :DDF6]Qk^Am kAmsF77J 3=2>65 72F=EJ 92C5H2C6 7@C E96 4@>>F?:42E:@? 72:=FC6 2?5 FC865 r@?8C6DD E@ 7FCE96C 7F?5 2:C EC2G6= :? E96 7FEFC6] w6 2D<65 7@C Sd_ 3:==:@? :? 6>6C86?4J 7F?5:?8 E@ 255C6DD 2:C EC277:4 4@?EC@= :DDF6D] k^Am kAmQ~FC C@FE6CD 24EF2==J 8@E @G6C=@2565 H:E9 52E2[Q sF77J D2:5] QxEVD E96 @=5 92C5H2C6 E92E H6?E 5@H?] %9:D :D 2 4@?E:?F2= AC@3=6> E92E H6 92G6[ 2?5 :E D9@F=5 36 7:I65]Qk^Am kAmsF77J AC65:4E65 E92E 2:C EC2G6= H@F=5 36 @A6C2E:@?2= 367@C6 %92?6 :?E@ E96 962E @7 EC2G6= 5FC:?8 %92?