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A US telecommunications outage grounded American planes, causing significant delays for flights departing from Sydney and Melbourne.
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US-bound flights out of Australia delayed after telecommunications outage grounded American planes
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Sydney and Melbourne airports say flights were affected by now-lifted ban on departures in USUS flight outage – live updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSome US bound flights from Sydney Airport were grounded or delayed on Saturday after to American authorities halted departures and delayed landings at all US airports.Flights from Melbourne Airport were also affected, with travel for passengers expected to depart for Los Angeles shortly after 10am being delayed by more than two hours. Continue reading...
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