A glitch in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) system caused numerous flight delays and forced some airlines to cancel flights in the US early Thursday... More Below...
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A glitch in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) system caused numerous flight delays and forced some airlines to cancel flights in the US early Thursday morning.
Major delays were reported in Washington, New York, Philadelphia and Chicago and across the US when a glitch occurred in the FAA computer systems in Salt Lake City and Atlanta that handle automated flight plans, forcing air-traffic controllers to revert to the much more time-consuming approach of entering flight plans by hand.
FAA spokesman Paul Takemoto said the problem started between 5:15 and 5:30 a.m. EST and affected mostly flight plans but also traffic management, such as ground stops and ground delays.
To help alleviate the waiting customers, airports brought in additional staff to help and ensured that all facilities were in top shape.
UPDATE: The FAA reports that the glitch was fixed at about 10 a.m. and that the flight schedules are stabilizing.
(via WSJ)
