Washington, (Samajweekly) Flights have resumed at airports in the Washington D.C. area after following an issue detected at a major air traffic control facility, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said.
In a series of tweets late Sunday night, the FAA said: “Flights from the West Coast, Midwest and Florida bound for D.C.-area airports have resumed.
“Departures to D.C.-area airports have resumed and repairs to the communications power panel are complete. During the repairs, a back-up system handled communications safely. Normal operations are resuming.”
The affected airports were Reagan and Dulles international airports, and according to the FAA, repairs to the communications system were made at the Potomac Terminal Radar Approach Control facility, reports ABC News.
While the repairs were underway, departures from National and Dulles international airports were subjected to a ground stop, the aviation regulator added.
