Several hundred canceled flights and several thousand delays. There are flight problems in the United States, but the White House denies a cyber attack.
The American aviation authorities FAA Wednesday afternoon still working to correct the data error in the so-called Notam systemwhich provides important information to pilots.
Authorities are now ordering airlines to postpone all domestic departures until 3pm Norwegian time so they have time to make sure flight and safety information is correct.
The data error is due to a power outage, affecting any updates from the system.
At 14.15 he showed an overview on the website FlightAware that to date there have been 3,578 delays to or from the United States and 523 canceled flights.
The FAA writes that planes that are already airborne can land safely.
– There is no evidence that a cyber attack causes FFA systems downtime. President Joe Biden has been briefed on the incident, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre says.
