Airstrike in the United States affected more than 15 thousand flights

The number of delayed and canceled flights to the United States due to a technical failure exceeded 15,000. This is evidenced by the FlightAware portal.

According to the service, the delays affected 8,501 domestic flights, as well as aircraft departing from the United States and heading there. Another 7,218 flights were cancelled.

Earlier, the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States suspended flights from all airports for about 4.5 hours due to a malfunction of air traffic controller equipment.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said that the cause of the failure was outdated equipment. He said Congress would need $50 billion to replace it.

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