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U.S. Planes Can Take Off Again

In this lesson: Identify the flight pause and one obstacle after it ended.

Name: __________________________ Date: __________________

Read the story

U.S. officials allowed flights to leave again on November 13. Earlier, communication problems had stopped departures across the country.

However, some planes and crews were in the wrong places. Airlines needed time to get flights moving again.

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation; FAA, 2026-11-13. https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/icymi-us-transportation-secretary-sean-p-duffy-announces-lifting-nationwide-ground

Read and practise

1. What stopped departures earlier?

   1. A planned change to flight schedules
   2. Communication problems
   3. A shortage of planes named as the original cause

2. Why did airlines need more time?

   1. Some planes and crews were in the wrong places
   2. All planes and crews were already ready together
   3. The text says the departure ban continued unchanged

Your turn

Explain what was allowed again and why flights could not all restart at once.

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