Washington: Flights have been stopped across America due to a computer glitch. Citing American media reports, news agency ANI said that the Federal Aviation Administration’s computer outage was the problem. Hundreds of flights across the United States have since been affected.
All flights in the US have been grounded following a technical glitch. The faulty system used to alert pilots during flight about hazards or any changes in airport facility services and related procedures. The Federal Aviation Administration of America has said that this order has been issued due to a disturbance in the flight system. After this order, an atmosphere of chaos has been created at the American airport due to the crowd of passengers. The FAA said its team is trying to fix the glitch in the system.
The authority issued a notum
The FAA has stated in its advisory that a NOTAM (Notice to Air Mission) was issued following the malfunction. A NOTAM is a warning that prohibits all flights in a specific airspace. NOTAMs are often issued during tests of missiles or other airborne devices that are likely to pose a threat to normal aircraft operations.
The US Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Notice to Air Mission system alerts pilots and other flight personnel to hazards or any changes in airport facility services. This also updates the normal processes. No information could be shared by this today. Due to this, airlines across America were stopped. All flights have landed. This information has been given citing the website of the American civil aviation regulator.
NOTAM reinstatement is in progress
As of 6:45 a.m. local time (ET) on Wednesday, more than 1,200 flights in or out of the US were affected, according to the report. So far around 93 flights have had to be cancelled. The United States FAA reported that the FAA is working to restore its Notice to Air Mission (NOTAM) system.
A large number of passengers were stranded at the airport
Due to the suspension of flight services in America, all flight services have been affected. Due to which a large number of passengers are stuck at the airport. More than 1000 flight services have been affected due to the technical glitch. At that time, there has been a huge crowd of passengers at the airport. It has become difficult for the system to manage this crowd.