PHOTOS: Cancellations continue after national ground stop lifted

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PHOTOS: Cancellations continue after national ground stop lifted

Lines linger at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta as thousands of travelers remain waylaid Saturday after a national ground stop Friday delayed and canceled flights. Federal officials expressed optimism that conditions should ease by Sunday.

A man has a disagreement with a Delta Air Lines help desk agent at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026, after an FAA ground stop disrupted travel nationwide. (Ben Hendren for the AJC)

Travelers wait in a long line for assistance at a baggage service desk at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy blamed the situation on a “communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers.” (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Three people rest along a wall in the North Terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026, after an FAA ground stop disrupted travel nationwide the day before. (Ben Hendren for the AJC)

Morning travelers wait in line for the Delta Air Lines help desk at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026. (Ben Hendren for the AJC)

A Delta Air Lines pilot makes his way through a crowd of people at the Delta Air Lines help desk at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026. (Ben Hendren for the AJC)

A child sits on a man’s shoulders in line at the Delta Air Lines help desk at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026. (Ben Hendren for the AJC)

Morning travelers cross the street toward the North Terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026. (Ben Hendren for the AJC)

A man comforts a woman while they attempt to book a flight at the Delta Air Lines help desk at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026. (Ben Hendren for the AJC)

A Delta Air Lines help desk agent assists a woman booking a flight at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026. (Ben Hendren for the AJC)

Belinda Sukeena speaks with a man inside the main atrium of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026, after being stranded overnight by an FAA nationwide ground stop. (Ben Hendren for the AJC)

A man sleeps in the Domestic North Terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026, the morning after an FAA ground stop disrupted travel nationwide. (Ben Hendren for the AJC)

Travelers wait at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026. People at the world’s busiest airport faced cascading delays as the government grounded all flights nationwide. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

A traveler checks a flight information screen showing delayed and canceled flights at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

People make their way through the terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026. Travelers through the world’s busiest airport faced cascading delays as the government grounded all flights nationwide. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Travelers wait for delayed flights at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026, in Atlanta. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Travelers make their way through the terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy blamed the situation on a “communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers.” (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Travelers wait in a long line for assistance at the Frontier Airlines service desk inside Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Travelers wait for their bags at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026. The FAA’s rare nationwide ground stop halted departing flights across the U.S. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Travelers wait in a long line for assistance at a baggage service desk at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026. The FAA’s rare nationwide ground stop halted departing flights across the U.S. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Travelers wait in a long line for assistance at a baggage service desk at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026, in Atlanta. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

A flight information screen shows delayed and canceled flights at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026. The FAA’s rare nationwide ground stop caused major disruptions at the Atlanta airport. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Travelers wait for delayed flights at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026, in Atlanta. The nationwide ground stop has been lifted, but flight disruptions are expected to continue as airlines work to restore normal operations. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Travelers make their way to a security checkpoint at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026, in Atlanta. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

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Credit: Ben Hendren

A man has a disagreement with a Delta Air Lines help desk agent at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026, after an FAA ground stop disrupted travel nationwide. (Ben Hendren for the AJC)

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