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Canada’s air traffic management systems are operating normally despite a nationwide flight ground stop in the United States, Canadian Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon said Friday, according to Anadolu Agency.
MacKinnon said Ottawa was aware of the ground stop, which was affecting multiple US airports, and was monitoring the situation closely. He made the remarks in a post on “X”.
The Canadian government was in contact with “NAV CANADA”, the country’s civil air navigation service provider, he said.
Although Canadian systems were functioning normally, travel to the United States could be disrupted because of the ground stops, MacKinnon said.
He added that “NAV CANADA” had introduced traffic management measures at Canadian airports to handle traffic volumes safely.
Canada had offered “full assistance” to the US Federal Aviation Administration as it managed the disruption, including accommodating US-bound aircraft if required, MacKinnon said.
“We remain ready to provide support to our American colleagues as the situation evolves,” he said, adding that he wanted to reassure Canadians that the country’s air traffic management systems continued to function normally.
