Delhi airport operator says all flight operations back to normal after glitch
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A malfunction in the system used to generate flight plans led to hundreds of flights being delayed.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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- Delhi Airport operations are normal after a technical issue caused flight delays over two days.
- The Automatic Message Switching System, which generates flight plans, malfunctioned but has been restored.
- India's aviation minister ordered system upgrades and backup servers to prevent future disruptions.
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NEW DELHI - Delhi International Airport said on Nov 8 all flight operations were running at the airport as normal, after a technical glitch led to delays of hundreds of flights over the past two days at one of the world’s busiest aviation hubs.
A malfunction in the system used to generate flight plans had led to the delays.
India’s airports authority had said late on Nov 7 that the system was “up and running” after a technical glitch.
The system, known as Automatic Message Switching System, was restored to automatic mode by the afternoon of Nov 8, the Indian government said in a statement.
Civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu has ordered officials to plan for system upgrades, including additional or fallback servers to bolster air traffic operations, the government said. REUTERS
