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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 has caused cancellations and delays along the US east coast.
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 stopped working properly.
As a result, controllers are being forced to enter flight plans manually, the FAA says. As a result, controllers were forced to enter flight plans manually.
Delays will occur until the problem is solved, it says, but the safety of planes in the air is not affected. The FAA said the safety of planes in the air was not affected and, according to US media reports, the computer system is now working again.
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 and, according to the Associated Press news agency, were resolved around 1000.
The problems began at about 0515 local time (1015 GMT) on Thursday. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was worst affected, with dozens of flights cancelled or delayed.
"We are investigating the cause of the problem," the FAA said in a statement. "We are processing flight plans manually and expect some delays." Airports in New York, Boston and Florida also reported delays.
"We have radar coverage and communications with planes," it added. Airline officials said they expected the delays to continue through the day.
Last August a similar computer failure delayed hundreds of flights across the US. Last August a similar computer failure affected hundreds of flights across the US.
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