Jan 12, 2023 - Business

Cleveland Hopkins airport recovering after FAA outage

Troy Smith

A list of delayed and canceled flights on a screen at an airport. — The FAA grounded all U.S. flights early Wednesday for the first time since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack, reportedly due to an FAA computer system failure. Photo: Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport is getting back on track after the FAA grounded flights nationwide Wednesday morning.

Driving the news: The stoppage occurred after an old-school computer system that relays important information to pilots malfunctioned Tuesday night.

The stoppage was lifted just before 9am Wednesday.

By the numbers: At least 1,000 flights were canceled and 7,300 delayed nationwide as of midday Wednesday, according to the flight tracking website FlightAware.

State of play: Hopkins spokesperson John Goersmeyer told Axios things were "beginning to ramp back up" by midday.

Yes, but: "There are expected to be more delays and cancellations as airlines work through procedures," Goersmeyer added.

What's next: Goersmeyer was hesitant to put a timeframe on when operations would return to normal.

Cleveland Hopkins is urging travelers to contact their airlines and/or visit the airport's website for up-to-the-minute flight information.

The bottom line: The airline industry hasn't had a very good couple of months.

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