US News Why did the planes have banned to take off in western United States on Monday night?

© Illustration photo: Pixabay Monday night, a ground stopped order has affected the airport airports of the United States, coinciding with the launch of a North Korean ballistic missile

Monday, January 10 in The evening, the US Federal Aviation Agency has ordered all US planes in the United States not to take off for a few minutes. If she did not give the reason for this order, he coincides with the launch of a ballistic missile by North Korea.

"It has been doing since September 11 [2001, the date of the four suicide attacks that have made 2,977 dead in the United States ] that a" Ground Stop "had not touched several states at once," S It is astonished on this page of the forum Reddit, where several aviation professionals exchange . This ground stop, or order of immobilization of airplanes preparing to take off from an airport, however was launched by the Federal American Aviation Agency (FAA) in Western United States, Monday, January 10th , at 8:27 pm, French time. About five minutes later, the order was canceled.

Several concordant testimonials

The specialized site on US defense issues The War Zone , has collected several testimonials from pilots confirming having received the order of immobilization. Some even posted several flight cards, which would show the different orders received during these five minutes.