JetBlue canceled most of its remaining Friday night flights shortly before the Federal Aviation Administration lifted its hourslong nationwide ground stop.
“Because of the nationwide FAA-mandated ground stop, JetBlue is canceling all remaining flights this evening, with the exception of Europe-bound departures from JFK and Boston,” the airline said in a statement Friday evening.
“Flights already in the air are continuing to their destinations.”
JetBlue warned that disruptions are expected to continue into Saturday, with additional cancellations possible.
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The FAA announced shortly after 8:30 p.m. ET that the nationwide ground stop had been lifted.
The stoppage lasted approximately four hours, far longer than the roughly 90-minute outage in January 2023.
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It remains unclear when air travel will fully return to normal.
