New York, Washington flights delayed by weather and failing equipment
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Dulles and Reagan airports said separately on Twitter they were expecting flight delays due to the FAA ground stop.
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WASHINGTON - Thunderstorms and failing equipment at a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) facility created significant delays for air travellers across the US East Coast on Sunday evening, as Washington and New York were forced to briefly halt most incoming flights.
As the evening progressed, flights resumed from the Washington area after repairs to communications were completed, the FAA said.
But delays continued for several New York area airports after thunderstorms had earlier forced ground stops.
The FAA had cited thunderstorms for ground stops at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta airport, Philadelphia airport, Newark’s Liberty airport and New York’s JFK and LaGuardia airports.
“The facility has switched to a back-up system,” the FAA said in a statement that explained the Washington-area delays.
FlightAware, a flight tracking website, said 39 per cent of departing flights from Newark Liberty and 47 per cent of flights leaving LaGuardia airports were delayed.
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