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U.S. Air Travel Back to Normal After Software Glitch
from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Registration Required)
Operations at an air traffic control center in Hampton [Georgia] were back to normal Wednesday morning, federal officials said, a day after a software glitch snarled flight plan processing and delayed hundreds of airline flights nationwide.
Kathleen Bergen, spokeswoman for the Federal Aviation Administration, said the computer problem was fixed Tuesday evening about 7 p.m. Tuesday.
“We held off on allowing the system to assume a full load of flight plans until after midnight, after the evening rush was over. About 1:15 this morning, we allowed the computer to assume a full load and it’s working normally.”
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