Transport secretary Sean Duffy thanked aviation workers for their efforts during the crisis, saying the priority was to get travellers home safely as soon as possible. (EPA Images pic)WASHINGTON: US transportation secretary Sean Duffy sought to assure Americans Saturday it remains "safe to fly" after an hours-long ground stop, but warned of more flight cancellations as airlines grapple with thousands of stranded passengers.
More than 20,000 flights were impacted by Friday's rare nationwide flight stoppage, and the effects were rippling across the industry, with more than 3,800 US flights already cancelled Saturday and another 2,100 delayed, according to tracking website FlightAware.
"Operations are slowly returning to normal this morning. Planes are pushing back, taxiing, and taking off, and it is safe to fly," Duffy said on X.
