Ground stop issued at Orlando International Airport after aircraft emergency, FAA says

A ground stop was issued at Orlando International Airport on Sunday after an aircraft emergency, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

According to the FAA, departures from ZJX, ZTL and ZMA are grounded.

The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority said “Southwest Flight 2879 returned to MCO shortly after departure due to an unspecified issue. The aircraft landed safely. For any additional information, I’ll need to point you to Southwest.”

Details on the issue were not released.

The ground stop is expected to be lifted at 5:15 p.m.

This ground stop comes after a nationwide ground stop on Friday that stranded hundreds of thousands of travelers across the country following a router issue that derailed air traffic control communications.