United States: the reason why thousands of flights were delayed on January 11

What caused the delay in the flights? Thousands of passengers in the United States were affected by the delay of their respective flights to different cities in the country. This caused them great alarm and surprise, since many had to comply with some commitments which were postponed.

As reported by Infobae, it was the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) the entity that gave the order for all outbound flights to be suspended. This all happened early in the morning on Wednesday, January 11, but it was all resolved before the clock struck 9:00 am ET.

For its part, El Diario maintained that, as reported by FlightAware, they were more than 5,000 delayed flights.

Hours later, CNN reported that according to the FAA the airports of Georgiain Atlanta and Newark, in New Jersey, resumed flights as normal.

WHAT CAUSED THE DELAY IN THE FLIGHTS?

The facts are currently being investigated to determine what happened this morning, but the US Department of Transportation He pointed out, according to El Diario, that there are still no indications to confirm that the interruption in the system was due to a cyber attack.

It must be taken into account that early in the day there was a report regarding a breakdown in the Notification of Area Missions (NOTAM).

1,840 INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS CANCELED

The inconvenience not only harmed passengers with domestic flights, but also those who had the United States as their destination.

Were 1,840 international flights whose passengers planned to arrive in the North American country, reported Cirium, according to the Infobae portal.

WHAT DOES THE NOTAM CONSIST OF?

The NOTAM It is a fundamental piece in the flights that leave and arrive at USA. And it is that all flight personnel are informed about air operations through the system.

Another important detail is that this information is given in real time about any incident or setback that may occur in the air or before landing.

“An Air Mission Notification alert notifies pilots of runway closures, equipment outages, and other potential hazards on a flight path or location that may affect flight”, explained the agency through its Twitter social network.