JetBlue Grounds All Flights After Suffering Mysterious System Outage

It seems like this has been happening a lot lately.

Hopefully, no nefarious actors are behind it.

In the early hours of Tuesday morning, JetBlue halted all flights after suffering a system outage.

🚨NEW: JetBlue has ordered all their flights to be grounded in the US. pic.twitter.com/iKdAGBwKof

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The Associated Press provided more details on the outage:

All JetBlue flights were briefly grounded by the Federal Aviation Administration early Tuesday at the request of the airline as it dealt with a short system outage.

The ground stop was lifted about 40 minutes after it was imposed, the agency said in a notice posted to its website.

“A brief system outage has been resolved and we have resumed operations,” JetBlue said in a statement. The airline did not provide further information.

JetBlue, which was founded more than 25 years ago, has its headquarters in New York City and its flagship terminal at the city’s John F. Kennedy International Airport.

Outages do occur from time to time that impact airline travel. In October Alaska Airlines had to ground its planes for hours because of an information technology outage. Three months earlier, Alaska grounded all of its flights for about three hours after the failure of a critical piece of hardware at a data center.

The move by JetBlue comes less than 24 hours after Kansas City International Airport also halted flights after a bomb threat.

🚨 BREAKING: Kansas City International Airport is being EVACUATED of all travelers and workers due to a “SERIOUS INCIDENT”

Initial reports are of a credible bomb threat to the airport.

All planes have been halted and a sweep is underway pic.twitter.com/QOZWFSa8bL

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KMBC reported more on the scare at the Kansas City International Airport:

Passengers at Kansas City International Airport described a chaotic and uncertain scene Sunday after authorities ordered parts of the terminal evacuated while police investigated a potential threat.

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Travelers said airport police instructed people inside the terminal to quickly leave the building, sending crowds outside and onto the tarmac while officers worked with federal authorities to ensure the airport was safe.

One traveler said the evacuation moved quickly but remained orderly.

“They took us all out onto the tarmac into the middle between the terminals. I think we were out there about an hour and a half. It was very calm,” said Bob Gallimore, a Shawnee resident.For many travelers, the lack of information during the evacuation created anxiety.

“The first thing you’re thinking is you don’t know exactly what’s happening.” Others said the situation caused panic among some passengers. “It was kind of a panic.”

The evacuation also disrupted airport operations. Some flights were unable to take off or land, while others sat idle as passengers waited for updates. “As things progressed they slowly gave us updates. Of course we all had our phones out.”

Passengers already on planes said they remained on the tarmac for more than two hours while waiting for information. “It was a little nervous for me because I wasn’t sure what was going on. There was no information. The pilot didn’t have any information, so we were just sitting there waiting,” said traveler Camille Allen.

Even after authorities gave the all clear, traffic into the airport remained heavily backed up.

What’s your verdict?