A computer glitch grounded thousands of flights across the United States on Wednesday morning with passengers facing delays and cancellations, according to reports from US media.
“The FAA is working to restore its Notice to Air Missions System. We are performing final validation checks and reloading the system now,” the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement on Twitter.
“Operations across the National Airspace System are Affected. We will provide frequent updates as we make progress.”
The FAA ordered airlines to pause all domestic departures until 9am Eastern Time (3pm CET) “to allow the agency to validate the integrity of flight and safety information”.
It says that normal air traffic operations are
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