US FAA Begins Gradual Lifting of Flight Restrictions Amid Expectations of Further Delays and Cancellations
The US Federal Aviation Administration announced the gradual lifting of flight restrictions and resumption of air navigation, with continued expectations of delays and cancellations in the US, Hawaii, and the Pacific due to a technical glitch.
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Washington, Nov 14 (KUNA) -- The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced on Friday evening that it had begun gradually lifting flight restrictions and resuming air navigation operations as systems returned to normal, although further delays and cancellations are still expected across the United States. In a statement widely reported by local media, the FAA said that some flights bound for Hawaii and other Pacific destinations received takeoff clearance, and that flights in other states were also permitted to resume operations following the hours-long suspension of air traffic.
Meanwhile, CNN reported that sources in the U.S. aviation sector said the FAA had informed airlines that the communication outages were caused by a malfunction in network routing equipment. The sources predicted that major airlines might halt operations for the rest of the night as the fallout from the outage continued to affect the FAA’s air traffic management systems.
In a related development, U.S. President Donald Trump, in comments to Fox News in his first remarks on the flight suspension, said the problem did not appear to be caused by a cyberattack or artificial intelligence technologies. (End) A.M.M. / M.M.J.
