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lobf | on: All US airports are currently ground stopped
It happened on 9/11, didn’t it?
stmw | parent
yes, 9/11
Jtsummers | root | parent
And in 2023, which was more similar to this. This is a departure stop, planes in the air are still heading towards their destinations. This is not the same as 9/11 where flights were redirected to their nearest airports for immediate landings.