Thursday, November 19, 2009

Alert: FAA Computer Glitch Causes Flight Delays and Cancellations

An FAA computer glitch which caused several flight cancellations and delays across the country today has been resolved, but delays are expected to linger throughout the day.

Major flight delays were reported in Washington, New York, Philadelphia and Chicago. Some flights were more than two hours behind schedule. Some airports in the South reported delays as well.

According to David Demelio, director of Aviation for the Greater Rochester International Airport, it is possible that the failure could also could have a ripple effect and delay corporate jet and private flights as well.