Air travel issues to persist well into Sunday, officials say, with thousands of flights affected
WASHINGTON — The head of the FAA predicted that US air travel would not return to normal schedules until late Sunday as the aviation system gradually recovers from a nationwide flight shutdown that officials blamed on routine maintenance gone awry. As of 4:15 pm ET (2115 GMT), airlines on Saturday had canceled more than 5,300 US flights and delayed almost 6,300, according to FlightAware, an aviation website. That followed about 9,200 flights canceled and 7,500 delayed on Friday after the FAA ord
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Covered mainly by the Global South sphere (60%); silent in Sino-Russian & BRICS.
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- Confirmed by 5 outlets in 4 countries.
- Ignored by Sino-Russian & BRICS.
- Propagation: first reported by Channel News Asia (Singapore), . 2 outlets republished 1 headline word for word.
Headline clash across the four spheres
- Air travel issues to persist well into Sunday, officials say, with thousands of flights affectedThe Korea Times · South Korea
No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.
- US air travel issues to persist well into Sunday, officials say, with thousands of flights affectedChannel News Asia · Singapore
- US air travel issues to persist well into Sunday, officials say, with thousands of flights affectedbusinesstimes.com.sg · Singapore
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- US air travel issues to persist well into Sunday, officials say, with thousands of flights affectedChannel News AsiaSingapourSingapore → United StatesEnglish
- US air travel issues to persist well into Sunday, officials say, with thousands of flights affectedbusinesstimes.com.sgSingapourSingapore → United StatesEnglish
- Air travel issues to persist well into Sunday, officials say, with thousands of flights affectedThe Korea TimesCorée du SudSouth Korea → United StatesEnglish
- US air travel disruptions to persist until late on Sunday, aviation body head saysDawnPakistanPakistan → United StatesEnglish
- US air travel disruptions to persist until late on Sunday, FAA head saysThe Kathmandu PostNépalNepal → United StatesEnglish