In the U.S. due to a large-scale failure of NOTAM system, 103 flights were canceled and 1,230 flights were delayed
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the United States was forced to order all airlines to stop passenger air travel within the country. This is reported by Reuters news agency.
Here's What We Know
The reason for this FAA decision was a major failure in the Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM). It's a system that sends notifications on the state or changes in air navigation equipment and rules, as well as information about the dangers, with the help of telecommunications.
Flights were suspended until 4 p.m. (EET). Because of this FAA decision, a total of 103 flights were cancelled and 1,230 were delayed. At 09:50 (EDT) or 06:50 (PDT) the regulator has announced a gradual resumption of normal air traffic throughout the United States.
Update 5: Normal air traffic operations are resuming gradually across the U.S. following an overnight outage to the Notice to Air Missions system that provides safety info to flight crews. The ground stop has been lifted.
- The FAA ✈️ (@FAANews) January 11, 2023
We continue to look into the cause of the initial problem.
The cause of the NOTAM failure has not yet been determined. U.S. President Joe Biden has ordered an investigation into the incident. The head of the White House said that in a few hours the cause of the failure should be determined.
Source: Reuters
