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Many commercial flights were diverted or delayed after SpaceX's Starship The missile separated During the seventh flight test on Thursday.
Dozens of flights were affected, according to the Flight Radar 24 flight tracking website.
The Federal Aviation Administration said it “briefly slowed the aircraft and diverted around the area where spacecraft debris was falling” after issuing a warning to pilots about the “spacecraft debris fallout area.”
The rocket took off from SpaceX's facility near Brownsville, Texas, shortly after 5:30 p.m. ET, and was heading east from Texas. It collapsed and SpaceX said on
A spokesperson for the agency told CNBC that the FAA has not received any reports of injuries or property damage due to spacecraft debris.
A JetBlue Airlines A flight from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to San Juan, Puerto Rico, was diverted back to Fort Lauderdale, about two hours into the flight, according to FlightAware, another flight tracking site. JetBlue did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Other flights near Turks and Caicos, including a fedex The cargo plane appeared to be turning around, according to flight tracking data, while a Spirit Airlines plane also changed course.
The airlines and SpaceX did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the disruptions.
that American Airlines The spokeswoman said that the carrier made less than 10 transfers due to this problem.
Airlines and other commercial flights, as well as private aircraft, Competition for air spaceEspecially in the crowded area around Florida.
— CNBC's Michael Sheetz contributed to this report.
