Interesting. Who's getting hosed because of this today?


Also: Do affected carriers get to fine the US government? I think compensatory and punitive damages are in order.


Flights Delayed, Canceled Nationwide Because of FAA Computer Glitch - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News - FOXNews.com

DEVELOPING: An FAA computer glitch is causing flights to be delayed and canceled nationwide Thursday.

The Federal Aviation Administration's computer systems are experiencing problems retrieving flight plans, a spokeswoman said.
"We are having a problem processing flight plan information," the FAA's Kathleen Bergen explained in a prepared statement. "We are investigating the cause of the problem. We are processing flight plans manually and expect some delays."
Some flights already had been canceled by early Thursday morning, an AirTran Airlines official told The Associated Press.
The technical difficulties weren't affecting air traffic control's systems, according to Bergen.
Controllers "have radio coverage and communications with planes," she said.
The problems were first reported Thursday morning out of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta.
One passenger reported hearing a gate agent's announcement that the computer troubles weren't letting pilots access flight plans and were preventing any planes from taking off.