
The FAA lifted the takeoff ban after an outdated communications system failed. Over 8.5 thousand delayed flights.
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The US launch ban was the third such case in history, after September 11 and January 2023.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the US canceled the ban on aircraft takeoffs across the United States that had been imposed a few hours earlier. Transport Secretary Sean Duffy said the outage was caused by a failure of an outdated communications system that became overloaded with data during an update.
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The spokesman for LOT Polish Airlines, Krzysztof Moczulski, told PAP after the resumption of flight operations that "all three return flights of PLL LOT to Warsaw took off."
Flight LO4 from Chicago (ORD) took off with a delay of 8 minutes, LO27 from New York (JFK) - 40 minutes, and LO22 from Los Angeles (LAX) - 4 hours and 30 minutes - added the spokesman.
Moczulski reported that "the disruptions also affected the further rotation of Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft." As a result, flights LO65 from Warsaw to Bangkok and LO23 from Warsaw to Los Angeles may be delayed by approximately two hours, he said.
He emphasized that "the operational situation is monitored on an ongoing basis."
A several-hour suspension of takeoffs in the USA
After the flights were restored, the head of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Markwayne Mullin, said that there is currently no indication that the suspension of flights in the US was caused by a cyberattack or the involvement of third countries. He also emphasized that the case was unrelated to the failure of Microsoft services.
According to Fox News, the suspension of flight departures caused delays of over 8.5 thousand. flights and cancellation of 6.5 thousand next. The result was also mass chaos at airports. Some planes were redirected to other airports due to lack of space. Due to busy gates, in many cases passengers were kept on the plane for hours.
Friday's ban across the country was only the third such case in history. The earlier ones took place after the September 11 attacks and in January 2023 due to the failure of the pilot warning system (NOTAM). In the latter case, the interruption lasted several hours but caused cascading cancellations and delays over the next few days.
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