Dallas two major airports were thrown into chaos Friday afternoon as the Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop after outages to communication infrastructure delayed more than 300 flights.

Dallas Love Field is under a ground delay, while Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport is under both a ground stop and a ground delay after communications equipment malfunctions popped up just after 4 p.m. local time, according to the FAA.

“The FAA is slowing flights at Dallas Love Field and Dallas-Forth Worth International Airport due to a reported local telephone company equipment issue that does not involve FAA equipment,” the flight safety agency said.

American Airlines passenger jets parked at their gates on a rainy morning at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport which serves t

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