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US-bound flights out of Australia grounded as telecommunications outage affects American travel

The Guardian World Saturday 14 November 2026, 01:54 UTC By Henry Belot 1 min read
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Sydney and Melbourne airports say grounding of planes from US airports led to delays for some flightsUS flight outage – live updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSome US bound flights from Sydney Airport have been grounded in response to American authorities halting departures and delaying landings at all US airports. Flights from Melbourne Airport were also affected, with passengers expected to depart for Los Angeles shortly after 10am being so far delayed by...

Sydney and Melbourne airports say grounding of planes from US airports led to delays for some flights

Some US bound flights from Sydney Airport have been grounded in response to American authorities halting departures and delaying landings at all US airports.

Flights from Melbourne Airport were also affected, with passengers expected to depart for Los Angeles shortly after 10am being so far delayed by more than two hours.

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