The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has allowed domestic flights to take off after announcing the gradual resumption of air traffic at Atlanta and Newark airports on Wednesday.
The first plane took off after the ban was lifted from New York’s Lagarde Airport in the United States.
Air traffic had been completely disrupted in US airspace due to a malfunction of the NOTAM system. The American network “CNN” said that the technical malfunction caused the delay of more than 4,000 flights and the cancellation of about 750, with the suspension of air traffic in America.
Al-Arabiya correspondent in Washington said the flight disruption included thousands of flights in the United States due to the technical malfunction, while reports point to a complete halt of air traffic in America.
Air traffic disruption in the United States affects flights around the world. And Paris airports have announced that all American airline flights will be delayed until further notice.
The holiday announced by the Federal Aviation Administration caused thousands of inbound and outbound flights to be delayed united state.
And the White House has announced that US President Joe Biden is following up on the matter of shutting down air traffic, noting that so far there is no evidence of a cyber attack.
“The planes can land safely, but they can’t take off due to the technical failure,” Biden said.
And the US Aviation Administration has revealed that the process of landing planes in US airspace is now happening safely. And US media said the flight management system is gradually getting back to work.
Flights were delayed in multiple locations across the United States after an electronic failure at the Federal Aviation Administration.
US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said earlier today; The Federal Aviation Administration is trying to control the technical failure and restore flights as quickly as possible.
He added that a thorough investigation is underway to find out the cause of the technical defect affecting the flight notification system.
At around 6:30 a.m. ET, hundreds of flights were delayed, including domestic and outbound flights, according to flight tracking website FlightAware.
Flight tracking website FlightAware has reported hundreds of flight delays. The agency said in a tweet that it is working to restore the Air Mission System alert.
“We are conducting final security checks and will return the system to operational status now,” the FAA said. “Operations throughout the national airspace system are affected.”
The agency said it will provide frequent updates as it makes progress.
Before allowing flights to take off and gradually return to flight; The US Aviation Administration has asked airlines to delay all travel from the US.
