The information system failure of the Finnish Civil Aviation Authority also causes delays for flights from Europe to the United States.
Several flights were delayed today, Wednesday, across the United States due to a malfunction in the FAA’s computer system.
According to the flight tracking website Flight Aware, more than 2,000 departing and arriving flights were delayed early in the morning local time.
According to the US Aviation Agency FAA, the problem has been fixed, says, among others, CNN (you will switch to another service). Internal flights were grounded for a few hours.
President Joe Biden was informed about the situation. White House spokesman Karine Jean-Pierre according to this is not a cyber attack.
The disruption will also delay incoming international flights
The problems are also reflected in flights arriving in the United States. For example, flights arriving from Spain to New York and Miami are delayed by several hours at most.
In total, more than 21,000 domestic flights are scheduled to take off from US airports throughout Wednesday. Disruptions affect 2.9 million passengers.
During the Christmas holidays, the United States experienced even greater flight chaos, which was also partially caused by a failure of the information system. Southwest Airlines’ outdated schedule system was thrown into chaos after the winter storm that hit the United States, resulting in the cancellation of more than 16,000 flights.
Sources: AFP, Reuters