Delays are affecting Atlanta airport, one of the world's busiest
A computer glitch affecting aircraft flight plans is causing cancellations and delays across the eastern US.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), a computer system in Atlanta, Georgia, which processes flight plans is not working properly.
As a result, controllers are being forced to enter flight plans manually, the FAA says.
Delays will occur until the problem is solved, it says, but the safety of planes in the air is not affected.
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport has been worst affected, according to US media reports.
"We are investigating the cause of the problem," the FAA said in a statement. "We are processing flight plans manually and expect some delays."
"We have radar coverage and communications with planes," it added.
Last August a similar computer failure delayed hundreds of flights across the US.
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