Korean Air, Asiana U.S.-Bound Flights at Incheon Airport ‘Return to Normal’ ... U.S. Lifts Aircraft Takeoff Ban (Updated)

[Financial News] With the order halting aircraft takeoffs across the United States lifted following a communications outage at a U.S. air traffic control center, South Korean airlines are also gradually returning their U.S. routes to normal operations.
Korean Air and Asiana Airlines have also withdrawn their decisions to cancel flights on U.S. routes, which had been temporarily suspended, and resumed normal operations.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) abruptly lifted the unprecedented Ground Stop, which halted all aircraft takeoffs, about four hours after imposing it on the 13th (local time).
The temporary suspension of international flights arriving at U.S. airports was also lifted, and airport systems there have begun to recover.
As a result, South Korean airlines that had decided to cancel flights for a time earlier in the morning also reversed course and moved to resume operations.
Korean Air’s Incheon-to-Atlanta flight KE033, which had initially been slated for cancellation, began preparing for a normal departure, and flights to Boston and New York were also set to operate normally.
Asiana Airlines also rescinded the cancellation of its Incheon-to-New York flight OZ222, which had been scheduled to depart at 8:40 a.m., and will resume service with its departure time adjusted to 1 p.m.
According to the Incheon International Airport Corporation, a total of 32 U.S.-bound passenger flights are scheduled to depart Incheon International Airport today. With U.S. operating restrictions lifted, they will return to normal operations. However, some flights may depart somewhat later because of the ripple effects of schedule delays worldwide.

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