Domestic Flights Temporarily Grounded by Computer Outage: Photos
Travelers at the start of the year found themselves temporarily grounded early Wednesday morning.
The Federal Aviation Administration ordered airlines around the country to halt all domestic departures until 9 a.m. Eastern after their Notice to Air Missions System went out.
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Southwest flights are delayed early Wednesday morning at Love Field Airport in Dallas, Jan. 11, 2023. A computer outage at the FAA temporarily grounded all domestic flights nationwide.
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Delayed flights shown at the Reagan National Airport on Jan. 11, 2023, in Arlington, Virginia. The FAA ordered all domestic flights grounded until 9 a.m. Eastern time due to a computer outage.
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Flights are delayed or cancelled at the Miami International Airport, Jan. 11, 2023, due to a computer outage that grounded all domestic flights temporarily.
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A display board at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago shows flights affected by a computer outage at the FAA, Jan. 11, 2023.
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Travelers look at a board of delayed flights early Wednesday morning at Love Field Airport in Dallas, Jan. 11, 2023. A computer outage at the FAA temporarily grounded all domestic flights nationwide.
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Domestic flights with new departure times are shown at Logan International Airport in Boston, Jan. 11, 2023.
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Flights are delayed or cancelled at the Miami International Airport, Jan. 11, 2023, due to a computer outage that grounded all domestic flights temporarily.
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Flights are delayed or cancelled at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, Jan. 11, 2023.
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A video board shows flight delays and cancellations at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, Jan. 11, 2023.
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A display show delayed flights at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, Jan. 11, 2023. A computer outage at the Federal Aviation Administration brought flights to a standstill across the U.S. early Wednesday morning, with hundreds of delays quickly cascading through the system at airports nationwide.
