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

FlightAware count rises to at least 8,000 US delays and 400 cancellations on Friday

The number of US flights disrupted on Friday 13 November has risen to at least 8,000 delays and 400 cancellations, according to FlightAware figures reported by CBS News at 5.01pm ET (10.01pm UK).

That is up from the more than 7,800 delayed or cancelled flights Fox Weather reported as of 4.45pm ET, and the direction of travel is consistent across the two reports.

Clash Report, also citing FlightAware, gives slightly lower totals of 7,884 delayed US flights and 380 cancellations. The two outlets' counts differ, and neither has been independently checked.

As with the earlier figures, these are whole-day totals for Friday rather than a count of flights affected by the nationwide ground stop alone. Delays and cancellations recorded earlier in the day, before the FAA's order, are included.

Worldwide, FlightAware counted 21,504 delays and 920 cancellations on Friday afternoon, according to mlq.ai.

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