FAA glitch causes widespread US air travel delays
By The Associated Press
This article was published November 19, 2009 at 11:14 a.m.
PHOTO BY AP / CHARLIE NEIBERGALL
A passenger talks on his cell phone in the terminal at the Des Moines International Airport, Thursday.
ATLANTA — Air travelers nationwide scrambled to revise their plans Thursday after an FAA computer glitch caused widespread cancellations and delays for the second time in 15 months.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the problem, which lasted about five hours, was fixed around 10 a.m., but it was unclear how long flights would be affected.
Aviation officials told The Associated Press that the problem began at the computer center in Salt Lake City.
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