As the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) lifted an airline ground stop last night, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin and Dept of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy gave a press briefing. Duffy said that new technology being added to the nation’s air traffic control system overloaded antiquated parts of it and caused “intermittent” communications and radar gaps.

Thousands of flights and potentially over a million travelers were affected during the five-hour ground stop. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin told reporters no one was in any danger, and more than 3,000 flights were safely landed. WATCH:

(Via Associated Press) […] A limited number of domestic flights began departing late Friday after the ground stop was lifted, but it will likely take days for airlines to fully recover because so many planes and crews were out of position. (more)