The suspension order for domestic flights in the United States has been lifted

The Federal Aviation Administration has just updated the news on social media that the suspension order for domestic flights in the United States has been lifted.

The Federal Aviation Administration issued a statement saying that at 3:28 a.m. Eastern Time on the 11th, the NOTAM (Notice to Air Missions) system suddenly stopped updating and could not be updated, causing domestic flights in the United States to be affected.

According to CBS, the Federal Aviation Administration updated the media organization on the morning of the 11th Eastern Time, saying that it had asked all airlines to suspend flights departing from the United States until 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time. It is said that “military aircraft and medical aircraft are not affected.” Flights in flight are allowed to continue to fly to their destinations.

The White House said that President Biden has been informed of the relevant situation and “there is currently no evidence that the NOTAM system has been attacked by a cyber attack.”

According to data, according to the original plan, 21,464 flights will take off from airports in the United States on the 11th local time. According to data from FlightAware, a flight tracking website, as of 7:54 a.m. Eastern Time on the 11th, 2,512 flights in the United States have been delayed and 193 flights have been canceled. However, it is unclear how many of the above flights are affected by the FAA system failure.

United Airlines said it has temporarily postponed all domestic flights. American Airlines said it is “closely monitoring the situation and working with the FAA to reduce the impact on passengers.”

It is understood that pilots of commercial airlines usually use the NOTAM system to obtain real-time information about flight risks and restrictions. The FAA stipulates that the NOTAM system cannot be used as the only source of information, so some flights can use other data to comply with flight safety regulations.