Direct response to grounding flights across the United States and freezing 7 airports in Southern California. Large numbers of passengers were stranded and rental cars were sold out.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) suddenly issued a nationwide grounding order on the 13th.los angeles International Airport (LAX), Bubank, Ontario,Paved road John Wayne, Palm Springs and San Diego in Orange County were all affected. International and domestic flights were completely halted, disrupting the schedules of a large number of passengers. As of 5 p.m. EST, many travelers still insist on waiting at the airport, hoping that the flight suspension order will be lifted as soon as possible; Some passengers were forced to temporarily change their itineraries, and there were long queues at car rental counters and ride-sharing areas. Some passengers joked that when booking tickets they thought “the 13th falls on Friday, so it won’t be a good day”, and this turned out to be true.

The FAA’s nationwide grounding order will take effect at 12:54 p.m. EST on the 13th.Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) All departing flights have stopped taking off at noon, and many flights are queuing on the tarmac; Incoming flights will not be affected and will land as usual.

Roland Gang Luo Yanyi, who was scheduled to take an Air China flight from Los Angeles to Beijing at about 10:30 on the 13th, said that he saw the news of the grounding that afternoon and soon received a mobile phone message from the airline announcing the suspension of takeoff and saying that the departure time had not yet been determined and that the airline would inform the departure schedule separately. Ms Luo said that fortunately the airline informed her in time and her visit to the airport was not in vain.

But many people are not so lucky. Cray Pauling, a white singer who was stopped while waiting at Long Beach Airport on the 13th, said he had a solo concert in the Oregon capital on the evening of the 14th. He had originally planned to take his girlfriend there a day earlier to enjoy the weekend and meet fans. Unexpectedly, the flight scheduled to take off at 3:45 pm was temporarily suspended. He smiled bitterly. When he was booking the ticket, he thought, “The 13th falls on Friday (a total of 13 people attended the Last Supper, and Good Friday fell on a Friday), so it can’t be a good day.” Now it seems he will have to believe it.

Kelly Santos of Oklahoma City was as unlucky as Pauling. She said she commutes from her hometown of Oklahoma City to Long Beach to work for a week every month, so the second Friday of every month is her happiest time, but grounding on the 13th ruined her weekend plans to reconnect with her family. She has no relatives in Southern California and doesn’t really know what to do. Luckily, local co-workers became aware of the situation and offered help, preparing to drive over to pick her up and spend the weekend at home.

“I waited from 3 pm to 4:10 pm, and my turn to take the ride-sharing Uber (Uber) had not come yet.” A passenger stranded by the flight suspension said she had already boarded a plane to Oakland, Northern California, that afternoon. He was supposed to reach home in more than an hour, but he did not expect that all the passengers would be off the plane after aborting takeoff twice. I originally wanted to wait until late today or hope to fly, but then I realized that the chances were slim. I wanted to rent a car to go north, but I didn’t expect to wait in line for nearly an hour. As I waited, I was told “the rental cars were sold out.” If I want to take an Uber and find a hotel to spend the night, there are always people waiting in line.

The FAA is expected to issue its next update at 11 p.m. Eastern Time (8 p.m. West), but it does not guarantee a full return to service. As of 5 p.m. Western time, flights departing from LAX are still affected by the suspension. FlightAware figures show LAX departure delays have reached 234 flights.