The national flight ban throughout the United States, which affected airlines at local airports, was removed in about five hours.
However, travelers must prepare for considerable delays, as airports are trying to cope with the flow created by the collection of delayed flights during the breakout period.
US Transport Secretary Sean Duffy and Secretary of Homeland Security Markway Mullin held a press conference explaining the reasons for the ban.
According to them, the decision was made because of uncontained data being transmitted by outdated air traffic control systems devices.
Duffy blamed the old air traffic control systems on the situation, which, according to him, have not been updated due to the lack of funding from the US Congress. It demanded $50 billion for building a new, modern, and more advanced technology.
Meanwhile, Mullin stated that there was no evidence that the interruption was caused by a cyberattack or connected with the problems Microsoft experienced the day before.
He also assured that no one’s life was endangered throughout the situation.
This is the second case of such a national flight ban since the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks, but also longer.
Meanwhile, representatives from both political camps have called for the launch of an investigation to fully whitewash what happened Friday evening so that such a situation will not be repeated.
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