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Despite billions already spent or approved, the Federal Aviation Administration still relies on aging, often incompatible systems that can turn a single equipment failure into flight chaos.

Ethiopian Airlines said on social media that flights to Mekelle and the cities of Shire and Axum had been halted "due to the current situation in Tigray region," without giving further details.

The flights were halted on the day that 130 world leaders and dozens of ministers were arriving in New York for the annual high-level meeting of the United Nations General Assembly.

The move is part of the Trump administration’s Operation Economic Outcast, designed to ramp up economic pressure on Tehran alongside the conflict with Iran.

Reuters video and photographs showed a huge pillar of black smoke rising in the area, with the airport highway, main terminal building and other facilities in the foreground.

"(We) will retain ownership of the underlying land and assets, but we will unlock their true value by bringing in new capital and expertise into their operations and growth."

Damscus plans to turn a former military airport into a hub for private jets sparks backlash among residents who say the project could desturb suspected mass graves.

Around 341,000 people have been affected by the delay, diversion, or cancellation of 2,961 flights, Indonesia's chief infrastructure minister Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono said.

According to the IAA, the six were caught in two separate incidents, with two of them caught by airport security in Terminal 1 and four caught in Terminal 3.

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said Germany did not view Leipzig as an isolated incident, saying that "It fits into a broader pattern of Russian hybrid operations in Europe."