In the United States, all flights were suspended for almost five hours. what happened

In the United States, all flights were suspended for almost five hours. what happened

In the United States there was a large-scale failure of the air traffic control system. Due to technical problems, the authorities suspended flights throughout the country for almost five hours. As a result, thousands of passengers were stranded at airports and airlines faced widespread flight delays and cancellations, Reuters reported.

The problems started on the evening of November 13th. According to US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, equipment at air traffic control centers was overloaded with data and began transmitting conflicting information. For safety reasons, it was decided to temporarily stop flights.

It may take a few days to get back to your normal schedule. Cancellations have already affected weekend flights.

Authorities said there were no signs of a cyber attack. Apparently, the problems are related to the technical condition of the air traffic control system and difficulties in introducing new equipment.

According to Reuters, this is the longest domestic flight disruption in the United States since attacks on September 11, 2001.