US-bound flights out of Australia grounded as telecommunications outage affects American travel
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Sydney and Melbourne airports say grounding of planes from US airports led to delays for some flights US flight outage – live updates Some US bound flights from Sydney Airport have been grounded in response to American authorities halting departures and delaying landings at all US airports . Flights from Melbourne Airport were also affected, with passengers expected to depart for Los Angeles shortly after 10am being so far delayed by more than two hours. Continue reading...
Directly affected
- No company is named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- JETS U.S. Global Jets ETF
U.S. Global Jets ETF: it holds airlines. Linked by “flights” (airlines) in this story.
- XLY Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR: it holds travel and leisure firms. Linked by “travel” (travel) in this story.
- EWA iShares MSCI Australia ETF
iShares MSCI Australia ETF holds stocks listed in Australia, which this story is about (“australia”).
- DAL Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines (air transportation, scheduled): airlines' costs move with jet fuel and travel demand. Linked by “flights” (airlines) in this story.
- AAL American Airlines Group
American Airlines Group (air transportation, scheduled): airlines' costs move with jet fuel and travel demand. Linked by “flights” (airlines) in this story.
- UAL United Airlines Holdings
United Airlines Holdings (air transportation, scheduled): airlines' costs move with jet fuel and travel demand. Linked by “flights” (airlines) in this story.
- LUV Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines (air transportation, scheduled): airlines' costs move with jet fuel and travel demand. Linked by “flights” (airlines) in this story.
- BKNG Booking Holdings
Booking Holdings (transportation services): travel firms move with tourism demand. Linked by “travel” (travel) in this story.
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
| Ticker | T-5 | T-3 | T-1 | T0 | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JETS | +4.68% | +4.63% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| XLY | +0.82% | +0.83% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| EWA | +2.03% | +1.10% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| DAL | +6.45% | +5.84% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| AAL | +7.52% | +6.95% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| UAL | +10.26% | +8.38% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| LUV | +3.03% | +3.43% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| BKNG | +2.48% | +0.42% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.
Sydney and Melbourne airports say grounding of planes from US airports led to delays for some flights US flight outage – live updates Some US bound flights from Sydney Airport have been grounded in response to American authorities halting…
Source: The Guardian
This story
| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAL | three days earlier | +6.95% | final price |
| AAL | five days earlier | +7.52% | final price |
| BKNG | three days earlier | +0.42% | final price |
| BKNG | five days earlier | +2.48% | final price |
| DAL | three days earlier | +5.84% | final price |
| DAL | five days earlier | +6.45% | final price |
| EWA | three days earlier | +1.10% | final price |
| EWA | five days earlier | +2.03% | final price |
| JETS | three days earlier | +4.63% | final price |
| JETS | five days earlier | +4.68% | final price |
| LUV | three days earlier | +3.43% | final price |
| LUV | five days earlier | +3.03% | final price |
| UAL | three days earlier | +8.38% | final price |
| UAL | five days earlier | +10.26% | final price |
| XLY | three days earlier | +0.83% | final price |
| XLY | five days earlier | +0.82% | final price |
Trades by members of Congress and officials in the stocks in this story
- Rep. Rohit Khanna sold United Airlines Holdings (UAL) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 4 Sep 2026. That is 71 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna sold Booking Holdings (BKNG) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 25 Sep 2026. That is 50 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna sold Booking Holdings (BKNG) (held by a dependent child), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 11 Sep 2026. That is 64 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Donald J Trump, an executive branch official, bought Booking Holdings (BKNG), worth $250,001 - $500,000 on 21 Aug 2026. That is 85 days before publication. Filed 8 Oct 2026. View the filing.
Public disclosure filings, not a recommendation. The filing link is the source document. News use of these reports still sits under 5 U.S.C. § 13107(c).
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