By Miguel Mike Medina

Photo Credit: Financial Times

Airlines across the United States may run out of a full schedule starting Sunday night.

It’s been a rollercoaster weekend for travelers as the Federal Aviation Administration halted departures nationwide for more than four hours after an equipment outage disrupted radar feeds and communications with aircraft.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy held a press conference about the situation and made it clear this is an emergency, and Congress needs to act.

“This is an emergency,” Duffy said. “I want Congress to give us emergency funding. This is bipartisan. This is American. I want 50 billion dollars. President Donald Trump is a builder. He’s going to build this network and deliver for the American people, but the president can’t deliver for America unless Congress delivers the money to make it happen.”

Officials said they found no evidence that a cyberattack or AI played a role in the outage. Many travelers have expressed outrage. Travelers use November and December to visit family and spend Thanksgiving and Christmas away from home. Many travelers have been stranded at their travel destinations because of the outage.

News that flights are planning to return to a regular schedule is a relief for those travelers. American Airlines had to cancel all of its flights. American Airlines is one of the most popular airlines on the planet. Over 15,000 flights have been canceled across the United States. This is the nation’s longest group stop in over 25 years.

It’s a weird situation because this doesn’t happen often. We are living in very difficult times. The outage didn’t just affect airlines; it also affected tech companies and other services. Some households are experiencing Wi-Fi problems.

Microsoft is also facing some outrage. Let’s see how soon they can fix this problem because, even if it doesn’t go back to normal by tonight, can we see something like this happen in the next few months or next year?

Traveling in November and December can be very chaotic. High flight prices and airline problems can contribute, too. Sometimes it’s not the best option to travel around the holidays, especially nowadays with the war going on.

Miguel Mike Medina is the publisher of The MMM Journal. He can be reached at medinamiguelmike@gmail.com and themmmjournal@gmail.com

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