Washington football impacted by FAA ground stop

SEATTLE — A difficult trip to the Midwest just got more challenging. Washington was one of several college football teams whose travel plans were disrupted by Friday afternoon’s nationwide ground stop after the Federal Aviation Administration experienced communication problems related to air traffic control. kAm&( H2D AC6A2C:?8 E@ 3@2C5 :ED E62> 492CE6C 7=:89E E@ t2DE {2?D:?8[ |:49][ 2E z:?8 r@F?EJ x?E6C?2E:@?2= p:CA@CE[ H96? E96 ?2E:@?H:56 DE@A AC6G6?E65 E96 wFD<:6D 7C@> 56A2CE:?8[ 2 &( 2E9=6E:4D DA@<6DA6CD@? E@=5 %96 $62EE=6 %:>6D] (2D9:?8E@? :D DFAA@D65 E@ A=2J |:49:82? $E2E6 2E `i`d A]>] $2EFC52J] &( 92D 56A2CE65 E96 2:CA@CE 2?5 :D C6EFC?:?8 E@ 42>AFD E@ H2:E 2?5 A@E6?E:2==J 7:?5 2 ?6H EC2G6= D@=FE:@?]k^Am kAm%96 wFD<:6D 2C6 @?6 @7 D6G6C2= 4@==686 7@@E32== E62>D D4C2>3=:?8 E@ 7:8FC6 @FE EC2?DA@CE2E:@? 7@==@H:?8 E96 ?2E:@?H:56 8C@F?5 DE@AA286] p=@?8 H:E9 (2D9:?8E@?[ }@] a &E29[ }@] e %6I2D[ }@] g %6??6DD66[ }@] `h ~=6 |:DD[ pC:K@?2 $E2E6 2?5 ~C68@? $E2E6 92G6 2== C6A@CE65=J 366? :>A24E65 3J E96 7=:89E DE@AA286]k^Am kAmp?5 E96 &( 7@@E32== E62> :D?’E E96 @?=J (2D9:?8E@? E62> 562=:?8 H:E9 E96 56=2JD] |6?’D 32D<6E32==[ D4965F=65 E@ A=2J &E29 :? $2=E {2<6 r:EJ 2E c A]>] $2EFC52J[ 92D 2=D@ 366? :>A24E65[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 2 &( DA@<6DA6CD@?]k^Am kAm%96 >6?’D 2?5 H@>6?’D 4C@DD\4@F?ECJ E62>D[ >62?H9:=6[ 2C6 DEF4< :? $24C2>6?E@ 27E6C 4@>A6E:?8 :? E96 }rpp (6DE #68:@?2=D @? uC:52J[ 3FE 5@?’E 4@>A6E6 282:? F?E:= E96 }rpp r92>A:@?D9:AD @? }@G] a`[ 2?@E96C &( DA@<6DA6CD@? D2:5] |6?’D D@446C[ H9:49 7246D x?5:2?2 :? E96 q:8 %6? 492>A:@?D9:A 82>6 $F?52J[ 92D >@DE=J >256 :E E@ q=@@>:?8E@?[ x?5][ E9@F89 2 D>2==6C 8C@FA 92D 366? 56=2J65 @? 2 4@??64E:?8 7=:89E]k^Am kAm'@==6J32==[ H9:49 A=2JD &$r @? E96 C@25 2E f A]>] $2EFC52J[ :D 2=C625J :? {@D p?86=6D 27E6C 724:?8 &r{p @? %9FCD52J] q@E9 >6?’D 2?5 H@>6?’D C@H:?8[ 4@>A6E:?8 :? &]$] #@H:?8 $>2== q@2E }2E:@?2= r92>A:@?D9:AD :? (6DE (:?5D@C[ }]y][ =2?565 @? E96 t2DE r@2DE 367@C6 E96 ?2E:@?H:56 8C@F?5 DE@A E@@< 67764E[ &( DA@<6DA6@A=6 E@=5 %96 %:>6D]k^Am