By el Amigo
MANILA — The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has lifted its nationwide ground stop following a press conference by the US Department of Transportation on Friday night (US time), allowing air traffic operations to gradually return to normal.
Philippine Airlines (PAL) said Saturday that it would continue monitoring its flights to and from the United States as aviation operations normalize.
The flag carrier advised passengers to check their flight status through its official communication channels for the latest updates.
The nationwide grounding was imposed Friday afternoon (US time), marking the second time since the September 11 terrorist attacks that the FAA had ordered a nationwide halt to flights.
US officials reportedly attributed the disruption to extraordinary circumstances involving communications problems at regional air traffic control centers.
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