Yesterday, hundreds of flights were delayed due to a glitch within the FAA’s flightplan computer system. Boston, Chicago, Baltimore and Atlanta airports suffered the most because of the glitch. A spokeswoman for the FAA said that this was an internal software processing problem and that the FAA will be investigating the cause. The Department of Homeland Security said that the problem was not linked to terrorism, and the FAA was able to track flights at all times.
It’s no doubt that the nation’s air traffic system is congested, especially with in some eastern areas (like Washington D.C. area and New York). The new satellite air traffic control system will take years to implement, replacing equipment that’s decades old. Minor problems like this happen, but it doesn’t help connecting passengers in any way.
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