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3,000 flights cancelled as FAA ground stop chaos stretches into 2nd day

Ben Berkowitz

A man in silhouette looks down at a phone in front of a bank of screens showing flight information. — A traveler at Reagan National during the Nov. 13 ground stop. Photo: Li Rui/Xinhua via Getty Images

The chaos from the FAA's nationwide ground stop lingered into early Saturday morning, with thousands of flights cancelled as airlines played catch-up.

Why it matters: Millions of travelers will find themselves inconvenienced over what the government says was simply old technology that couldn't keep up with modern upgrades.

Driving the news: As of 5:15 a.m. ET Saturday, nearly 3,300 flights into, out of, or within the United States were already cancelled for the day, per FlightAware.

Nearly 1,000 flights already had delays.

Between the lines: The most heavily impacted airports were Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson, New York's JFK and Boston Logan.

Among the major airlines, FlightAware's data showed Delta more affected than United or American.

Zoom in: The ground stop wreaked havoc on college football in particular, with many schools unable to travel to their game locations.

ESPN reported a number of high-profile match-ups were postponed to either late Saturday or Sunday as a result.

What to watch: Whether Congress responds to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's request for $50 billion in emergency funding to modernize the nation's air traffic control system.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

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