Delays Continue at Houston Airports Due to FAA Tech Outage

Chris Jasper was supposed to fly from Southern California to Houston on Saturday to help his stepdaughter pack up her belongings for a move to Dallas. It didn’t happen. The Federal Aviation Administration announced Friday afternoon that a telecommunications and data overload issue triggered a nationwide ground stop for all flights, the second of its kind since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. A nationwide ground stop was also ordered on January 11, 2023, for about 90 minutes because a contractor accidentally deleted files in the Notice to Air Missions System, which provides safety alerts to pilots. Conspiracy theories abounded that foreign enemies caused the glitch in an effort to stop government operations and create chaos. Some people who didn’t find themselves stranded on a grounded flight or waiting in an airport expressed genuine concern that traveling football teams wouldn’t be able to make it to their destination for the weekend games.

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