Due to a widespread system malfunction, all US planes were abruptly grounded, leaving passengers detained for hours until further notice. Due to a major technical problem, the FAA ordered all domestic carriers to cease flights at 8 AM. However, they were told they could resume operations at 9 AM.
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According to FOX 29:
Due to an unanticipated system malfunction, domestic flights throughout the nation were were put on pause on Wednesday. The Federal Aviation Administration is moving quickly to address the problem and resume normal air transport operations.
The NOTAM system, which is crucial for giving pilots and other air mission employees important flight information on possible risks, has just been shown to have a serious flaw. NOTAM makes sure that personnel are kept informed about their routes of travel, regardless of whether there are urgent limitations, airport construction, or broken equipment.
Our technology is required to be used by any aircraft, whether they are commercial or military, in order to provide accurate navigational direction.
The FAA said it issued an order to all airlines because of the problem. “to pause all domestic departures until 9 a.m. Eastern Time to allow the agency to validate the integrity of flight and safety information.”
This is a worrying development. On January 1st, there was a significant disruption as the Philippines’ airspace unexpectedly became unreachable owing to technical issues, forcing all foreign planes to find other routes.
As per Reuters:
On January 1st, major Philippine authorities banned aircraft operations and forbade both international and domestic flights from utilizing the airspace, causing an unprecedented disruption to air traffic in Manila. A breakdown in the Philippines’ air traffic control system coincided with this choice, which further hampered flights to other locations.
On Sunday, there was a record amount of disruption at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), as 282 flights were either postponed, canceled, or diverted to other local airports. As a result, some 56,000 travelers were affected by the pandemonium and required other travel plans.
How many flights were affected by this mysterious incident? It is still uncertain.
Jaime Bautista, a representative of the Department of Transportation, apologized for the inconvenience brought on to passengers after an unanticipated breakdown in the country’s main air traffic control system resulted in delays at several airports as well.
He stressed the urgent need to modernize the existing facilities and set up a system redundancy as soon as feasible.
“This is air traffic management system issue,” He remarked during a press conference. “If you will compare us with Singapore, for one, there is a big difference, they are at least 10 years ahead of us.”
