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| 'Computer glitch' hits US flights | 'Computer glitch' hits US flights |
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| A computer glitch affecting aircraft flight plans is causing cancellations and delays across the eastern US. | A computer glitch affecting aircraft flight plans is causing cancellations and delays across the eastern US. |
| According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), a computer system in Atlanta, Georgia, which processes flight plans is not working properly. | According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), a computer system in Atlanta, Georgia, which processes flight plans is not working properly. |
| As a result, controllers are being forced to enter flight plans manually, the FAA says. | As a result, controllers are being forced to enter flight plans manually, the FAA says. |
| Delays will occur until the problem is solved, it says, but the safety of planes in the air is not affected. | Delays will occur until the problem is solved, it says, but the safety of planes in the air is not affected. |
| Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport has been worst affected, according to US media reports, with New York airports reporting minor delays. | |
| The problems began at about 0515 local time (1015 GMT) on Thursday. | |
| "We are investigating the cause of the problem," the FAA said in a statement. "We are processing flight plans manually and expect some delays." | "We are investigating the cause of the problem," the FAA said in a statement. "We are processing flight plans manually and expect some delays." |
| "We have radar coverage and communications with planes," it added. | "We have radar coverage and communications with planes," it added. |
| Last August a similar computer failure delayed hundreds of flights across the US. | Last August a similar computer failure delayed hundreds of flights across the US. |