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STATS From: FAA grounds all flights at US airports, citing 'extraordinary circumstances'

AP reports more than 2,000 US flights cancelled on Saturday as services resume

More than 2,000 flights were cancelled on Saturday 14 November, according to an AP report carried by The LA Local. The FAA says flights are resuming on Saturday, CNBC reports.

The AP figure covers Saturday alone. Flightradar24's count of nearly 10,000 covers flights to or from US airports across Friday and Saturday together. The two are different measures and cannot be compared directly.

AP describes the shutdown as the longest nationwide ground stop in 25 years. That claim has not been independently checked.

CNBC reports the FAA as saying the ground stop was lifted at 8.15pm ET on Friday. That is 01.15 UTC on 14 November. It is in line with the FAA command centre advisory, which Flightradar24 says shows the stop as "cancelled" between 01.16 and 01.30 UTC.

The AP cancellation figure has not been independently checked.

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