Flights across the country were delayed due to a computer error. The computer malfunction caused flight plans and traffic control information to unavailable. This caused cancellations and delays in flights all across the country.
Many people did have connecting flights that caused cascading problems for those travelers.
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the world’s busiest, has been particularly affected. Chicago and Washington, D.C., and New York metro airports also reported delays due to the glitch. The problem was exacerbating delays caused by bad weather in the Northeast. Orlando International Airport, Florida’s busiest, also reported about a dozen delays due to the chain reaction around the country, and flights in Tampa, Fla., were also delayed.
Source: Associated Press