China News Agency, Washington, January 12 (Reporter Sha Hanting) The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) posted on social media on the 12th local time that the FAA's operations have returned to normal, and there are currently no "abnormal flight delays or cancellations." .

  According to data from flight information tracking website FlightAware, about 100 flights were canceled and 1,000 flights were delayed on the morning of the 12th.

  In this regard, the Federal Aviation Administration stated that the flight delays on the 12th were caused by weather.

  The FAA announced at 6:30 a.m. on the 11th that due to a malfunction in the air task notification system, all domestic flights in the United States were suspended.

After the fault was eliminated that morning, domestic air traffic operations gradually resumed.

  According to FlightAware data, on the 11th, more than 1,300 flights were canceled and more than 11,000 flights were delayed.

  As for the cause of the failure, the FAA stated that the corruption of the database file caused the failure of the air task notification system.

The FAA will continue to conduct a comprehensive assessment to determine the root cause of the failure and take all necessary steps to prevent a similar incident from happening again.

  U.S. Transportation Secretary Buttigieg said, "When there is a problem with the government system, we will definitely find the cause and fix the problem."

Buttigieg also said that there is currently no evidence that this was a cyber attack, but "the possibility will not be ruled out until there is a more complete and clear understanding of the incident."

  The incident once again sparked dissatisfaction with the FAA.

Many airlines and people in the tourism industry believe that the FAA "urgently needs more funds for technological upgrades."

  According to US media reports, the incident has also attracted the attention of members of Congress, and relevant committees are expected to hold hearings in the near future to decide whether the FAA needs more financial support.

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