Flights to the U. S. begin to resume after mass cancellation
2023.01.11 09:11
Flights to the U. S. begin to resume after mass cancellation
By Kristina Sobol
Budrigannews.com – After the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rushed to fix a system outage overnight that affected thousands of flights, U.S. flights were slowly resuming their departures.
After the pilot alerting Notice to Air Missions system failed, the FAA had previously instructed airlines to halt all domestic departures. “Due to air traffic congestion in those areas,” the FAA stated, “departures are resuming at Newark and Atlanta airports.” At nine o’clock EST, we anticipate that other airports will resume departures.
It was allowed for flights that were already in the air to continue to their destinations.
Karine Jean-Pierre, Joe Biden’s press secretary, stated on Twitter that the FAA system outage has been briefed. She stated that although there is currently no evidence of a cyberattack, the president has requested an investigation.
The FAA stated that it was working to restore a system that stopped processing updated information and alerts pilots to hazards and changes to airport facilities and procedures.
Following an outage, “The FAA is still working to fully restore the Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) system.” “The National Airspace System operations remain limited, despite the fact that some functions are beginning to return to normal,” the FAA stated via Twitter.
As of 8:07 a.m. ET (12:55 a.m. GMT), the flight tracking website FlightAware displayed a total of 32,578 flights that were delayed within, into, or out of the United States without providing any explanation for the delays. Another 409 flights inside, outside, or both were canceled.
During premarket trading on Wednesday, shares of U.S. carriers decreased. NYSE: Southwest Airlines Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE:), on the other hand, was down 2.4%. American and United Airlines (NASDAQ:) were about 1% lower.
A NOTAM is a notice that contains information that is crucial to personnel involved in flight operations but was not made public in a timely manner.
For international long-haul flights, the information can be up to 200 pages long and may include things like runway closures, bird hazard warnings, and construction obstacles.
All domestic flights had been temporarily delayed, and United Airlines stated that it would provide an update as soon as the FAA provided additional information.
Air France said it was keeping an eye on the situation, while German airline Lufthansa said it was still operating flights to and from the United States.
Flight delays are anticipated, according to the operator of Paris’s Charles de Gaulle and Orly international airports.
On Twitter, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport stated that nationwide ground stops were causing delays. A ground stop is a measure used by air traffic control to slow or stop aircraft at a specific airport.
Although NOTAMs issued prior to the outage were still viewable, the FAA stated that its NOTAM system had “failed” in an earlier advisory on its website. Dutzende of flights in Florida were halted earlier this month due to an issue with a different airline’s computer control system.
According to Cirium data, a total of 21,464 flights with a capacity of nearly 2.9 million passengers are scheduled to depart American airports on Wednesday.
According to Cirium data, American Airlines has the most scheduled departures from U.S. airports, with 4,819 flights, followed by Delta Air Lines and Southwest Airlines.
