Airports in US operating normally after computer glitch repaired
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Posted on: August 28th, 2008 by Andrew Bones
Major airports across the U.S. were operating normally by Tuesday evening after a problem with the computer system used for filing airline flight plans was repaired. Hundreds of flights were delayed during a period of several hours, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
A spokesperson from the Department of Homeland Security stated that this computer system breakdown was not related to terrorist activity, and the FAA assured the public that it was able to track planes that were in the air.
Laura Brown, speaking on behalf of the FAA, said that the computer issue was resolved at approximately 6:00 pm Atlanta time, which was over four hours from the time that the system processing flight plans for the eastern U.S. failed in Atlanta.
The agency estimated that “hundreds” of flights from the American mid-west to the east coast were delayed during the breakdown. Brown added that the FAA would not have more specific information on the number of flights affected until sometime on Wednesday.
“There were some airports that were affected more than others,” she noted, saying that Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, and Chicago were the worst hit.
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