Flight cancellations and delays continue into Saturday after nationwide ground stop

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport and William P. Hobby Airport are dealing with the aftermath of the Federal Aviation Administration's nationwide ground stop that lasted over four hours on Friday.

According to the flight-tracking website FlightAware, over 3,600 flights were canceled Saturday, and over 1,600 flights were delayed nationwide as of Saturday morning.

The U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said overloaded routers in the air traffic control system led to the nationwide ground stop.

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Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin told reporters on Friday that there was no indication the router issues stemmed from a cyberattack.

According to FlightAware, 450 flights were canceled, and 212 were delayed at Bush Airport on Friday.

As of 6:35 a.m. on Saturday, Bush Airport already had 200 cancellations.

Additionally, numerous college football teams were impacted by the nationwide ground stop. Tennessee is set to play Texas A&M at 2 p.m. on ESPN, and the University of Texas is set to play LSU on Saturday on ABC13 at 7:30 p.m.

Texas A&M University football officials said that they will notify the public as soon as possible if there are any changes to their scheduled 2 p.m. CT kickoff for Saturday. As of Saturday morning, Texas and LSU are set to play as scheduled.

Officials said it could take days for things to return to normal.

Some airlines are issuing travel waivers for passengers. Check with your airline for more information.

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