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US Flights Resume After 4.5-Hour Shutdown
US air traffic control system resumes flights after four-and-a-half-hour shutdown due to obsolete equipment.
In brief
US air traffic control system resumes flights after four-and-a-half-hour shutdown due to obsolete equipment. US resumes flights after four-and-a-half-hour shutdown caused by obsolete air traffic control equipment. Originally reported by MercoPress.
US Air Traffic Control Shutdown
US resumes flights after four-and-a-half-hour shutdown caused by obsolete equipment.
Cause of Shutdown
Overloaded outdated analogue telecommunications equipment at air traffic control centers caused inconsistent data and flight cancellations.
Impact of Shutdown
More than 6,000 flights cancelled and 25,000 delayed with thousands stranded at airports.
Recovery Plan
US$50 billion emergency funding requested for new air traffic control system by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.
The one thing
US resumes flights after four-and-a-half-hour shutdown caused by obsolete air traffic control equipment.
