Flights in the United States were grounded early Wednesday as airlines coped with a system outage from the Federal Aviation Administration.
The full extent of the delays was not immediately known and some flights departed, but the delays were spread across multiple airlines. More than 1,100 flights within, into and out of the United States were delayed Wednesday and more than 90 were cancelled, according to FlightAware, a flight tracking company.
United Airlines said in a statement it had temporarily delayed all domestic flights and would provide an update when it heard more from the FAA American Airlines said the situation “affects all airlines” and that it was “cooperating with the FAA to minimize disruption a minimum” to our operation and customers.”
Pete Buttigieg, the secretary of transportation, said on Twitter that he had been in touch with the FAA “about a malfunction affecting an important system for providing pilot safety information.”
“FAA is working to resolve this issue quickly and safely so that air traffic can resume normal operations, and will continue to provide updates,” he said.
On social media, potential passengers in the United States said their flights were delayed, some reported that their pilots or airline representatives cited the FAA’s technical issue. Several airports advised passengers to contact their airline for the latest information.
This is an evolving story.
