Computer malfunction causes air travel delays in NE U.S.

English.news.cn 2015-08-16 08:10:52

Amount of baggages assemble at Ronald Regan National Washington Airport in Washington D.C., the United States, on Aug. 15, 2015. Computer malfunction at an air traffic control center in Virginia near Washington, D.C. was delaying arrivals and departures for flights in the U.S northeast, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Saturday. (Xinhua/Liu Shuai)

Amount of baggages assemble at Ronald Regan National Washington Airport in Washington D.C., the United States, on Aug. 15, 2015. Computer malfunction at an air traffic control center in Virginia near Washington, D.C. was delaying arrivals and departures for flights in the U.S. northeast, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Saturday. (Xinhua/Liu Shuai)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Computer malfunction at an air traffic control center in Virginia near Washington, D.C. was delaying arrivals and departures for flights in the U.S northeast, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Saturday.

"The FAA is diagnosing an automation problem at an air traffic center in Leesburg, Va.," said a statement from the agency. "Some flights into and out of the New York and Washington, D.C. metro area airports area may be delayed." Full story

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[Editor: Hou Qiang]

Computer malfunction causes air travel delays in NE U.S.

English.news.cn | 2015-08-16 08:10:52 | Editor: Hou Qiang

Amount of baggages assemble at Ronald Regan National Washington Airport in Washington D.C., the United States, on Aug. 15, 2015. Computer malfunction at an air traffic control center in Virginia near Washington, D.C. was delaying arrivals and departures for flights in the U.S. northeast, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Saturday. (Xinhua/Liu Shuai)

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