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Domestic flights across the United States were temporarily suspended due to computer system malfunctions.
Whether it was a cyber attack has yet to be confirmed, but US President Biden ordered a comprehensive investigation into the cause.
This is Reporter Lee Sang-soon on the sidewalk.
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On the 11th local time, the window of Newark Airport in New Jersey, USA, was bombarded with complaints from passengers from early morning.
This is because domestic flights have been completely suspended.
[뉴왁공항 이용객 : 정말 화가 나지만 뭐 어쩌겠어요?” “짜증이 나죠. 우리가 지금 모르는 게 있나요?]
[헤일리 듀란 / 올란도공항 이용객 : 공항 전광판을 봤을 때 비행 스케줄이나 항공기 엔진에 문제가 있을 거라고 생각했습니다.]
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an order to suspend all domestic flights until 9:00 am on the same day, and gradually resumed operations from around 8:50 am.
It was because of a malfunction of the FAA’s computer information system ‘Notam’.
Notam is a system that provides information that pilots must grasp before taking off.
[조나단 루트 / 무디스 투자자 서비스 수석부사장 : 매우 예외적인 일이라고 할 수밖에 없습니다. 항공분야를 분석한 지 10년이 넘었는데 이 시스템이 작동 안 한 건 이번이 처음입니다.]
About 20,000 flights across the United States were delayed as a result of this incident, and 1,840 international flights arriving in the United States from Paris and London were also affected.
US President Biden instructed the Minister of Transportation to immediately identify and report the cause.
[조 바이든 / 미국대통령 : 원인이 뭔지 아직 모릅니다. 몇 시간 이내에 파악될 것 같다고 하는데요. 그때 대응할 겁니다.]
There is still no evidence that this incident was due to a cyber attack.
However, if cyberattacks are the cause and the culprits are confirmed to be Russia, China, or North Korea, the ripple effect is not expected to be insignificant.
This is YTN Lee Sang-soon.
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