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US airlines face a prolonged recovery after the FAA ground stop, while Canadian airports manage diverted aircraft and disrupted cross-border services.
US airlines face a difficult weekend recovery after Friday’s nationwide departure halt, with aircraft and crews scattered across the network. The disruption has also reached Canadian airports, even though Canada’s air traffic control systems are operating normally.
US airlines begin a gradual recovery after the FAA ground stop
The Federal Aviation Administration lifted its nationwide departure restriction at approximately 8.15pm Eastern Time on 13 November following a failure affecting air traffic control communications. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy cautioned that flights would resume gradually rather than all at once. Reuters reported more than 6,600 cancellations and 8,600 delays at the time of its update; those figures were provisional, not a final accounting of the disruption.
Airlines must now return displaced aircraft and crews to their scheduled positions. Officials have pointed to ageing equipment and overloaded systems, but the precise failure remains under investigation. They said there was no evidence of a cyberattack. Source: Reuters, 13 November 2026.
Canadian airports manage diversions and disrupted US services
Toronto Pearson has warned that services to and from the United States could remain affected throughout the weekend. The airport brought in additional terminal support and made arrangements for diverted aircraft while airlines worked to restore their schedules.
Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver also introduced traffic management measures. NAV CANADA said its systems continued to operate normally, an important distinction as Canadian airports accommodated traffic displaced by the US shutdown. The knock-on effects therefore extend beyond the American domestic network without indicating a separate Canadian control-system failure. Source: Business Insider, 14 November 2026.
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