Glitch causes flight delays

Photo by Tori Boone

Photo by Tori Boone


The Federal Aviation Administration said the problem, which lasted about four hours, was fixed about 9 a.m., but it was unclear how long flights would be affected.

It started when a single circuit board in a piece of networking equipment at a computer center in Salt Lake City failed about 5 a.m., the FAA said in a statement.





U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-New York, said the country's aviation system is ''in shambles'' and the FAA needs more resources to prevent such problems from continuing.

''If we don't deliver the resources, manpower, and technology the FAA it needs to upgrade the system, these technical glitches that cause cascading delays and chaos across the country are going to become a very regular occurrence,'' he said in a statement.


''We were going to be there for a four-day weekend, but now it's getting cut short,'' James said. ''It's just not a good day.''


''You have to wonder what's the glitch? Glitch is kind of a general term, it could encompass many, many things,'' he said. ''So it is a concern, but I tend to be an optimist.''