US flight halt leaves Jocelyn Sepp stuck in Cancún

Jocelyn Sepp is stranded in Cancún after a US flight shutdown disrupted her journey, SVT reports. She was due to fly to New York’s JFK airport on Friday evening and continue to Stockholm the next day.

Passengers at Cancún airport were rushing between check-in desks to seek information, cancel flights or rebook, Sepp said. Her flight to JFK was cancelled or severely delayed, and after two hours of delays she said it seemed unlikely she would make her onward flight to Stockholm.

US authorities stopped all air traffic in the country at about 10pm on Friday, citing “extraordinary circumstances” and “security reasons”. Flightware reported that nearly 7,000 flights were affected, although the total number of people affected was unclear. Air traffic had not resumed by midnight.

Sepp’s flight was scheduled to depart at 5pm local time, or 11pm Swedish time. “At the moment, we’re keeping calm,” she said. She added that they would give up at eight and check into a hotel.