Trump warns of further flight problems after stop order, and blames Biden for mess

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The Trump Administration says the air travel havoc triggered by a no-takeoff order could drag on for another day, pushing back its timetable for a return to normal. Hundreds more…

Flights in the United States are resuming after being grounded for several hours due to a major communications outage on November 13, though authorities said returning to normal operations would take time. Photo / Aaron Schwartz, AFP

The Trump Administration says the air travel havoc triggered by a no-takeoff order could drag on for another day, pushing back its timetable for a return to normal.

Hundreds more flights were cancelled and questions remained over how such chaos could unfold in the world’s largest economy, a country that prides itself on its technological prowess.

Officials blame Friday’s huge snafu on faulty work to upgrade air traffic control communication cables.

President Donald Trump on Sunday ended uncharacteristic days of silence on the ground stop, but only to blame his predecessor, Joe Biden, for the debacle.

Trump insisted he inherited a mess from the Biden Administration and said Congress, which his party has controlled for two years, must approve funds to upgrade America’s outdated air traffic control system.

“Everything they touched turned bad. Big money spent unwisely, making an old and broken system worse than when they began.”

Federal Aviation Administration chief Bryan Bedford had said on Saturday that air travel for millions of Americans stranded at airports would return to normal by the close of business on Sunday.

But Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Sunday morning it will actually take longer to get planes, crews and travellers to where they need to be.

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