FAA glitch causes widespread US air travel delays

ATLANTA — A problem with the FAA system that collects airline flight plans caused widespread flight cancellations and delays nationwide Thursday, the second time in 15 months that a glitch created such problems.

The Federal Aviation Administration said the problem was fixed around 10 a.m., but it was unclear how long flights would continue to be affected. Doug Church, a spokesman for the National Air Traffic Controllers Union, said controllers were still entering flight plans manually in some locations.

FAA spokesman Paul Takemoto said the problem started between 5:15 and 5:30 a.m. and affected mostly flight plans but also traffic management, such as ground stops and ground delays.Morehttp://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jXrjvmqVYNm4O_i4ak6IuZMRAhegD9C2MEVG1

FAA glitch causes widespread US air travel delays