CHARLOTTE — Federal transportation officials blame old air traffic control technology and overloaded routers for the more than four-hour disruption on Friday.
As of now, there’s no indication it’s related to a cyberattack.
While flights have resumed, officials say it’s going to take time to get back to full capacity.
On Saturday, there were more than 700 delayed and cancelled flights combined at Charlotte Douglas International Airport.
Many people are still being affected by Friday’s ground stop.
There were long lines at airport counters as people tried to rebook or find alternative flights, but a lot of passengers are greeted with the word no.
FlightAware said that Charlotte had 351 cancellations and 405 flight delays.
Eric Harp and his wife Mindi are from Columbus, Ohio and are headed to Fort Myers, Florida, but were stuck in Charlotte Saturday night.
“We thought everything was going to be okay, then got here to Charlotte and we just got our notification that flight cancelled, that was it,” Mindi said. We were instantly searching for other flights and there is nothing today. It went from searching flights to searching for hotels."
The couple was able to find a room, but the delay is cutting into their vacation time.
North Carolina U.S. Congresswoman Alma Adams released a statement Saturday in response the the nationwide disruption.
“We deserve answers as to what happened, who is responsible, and how we ensure this never happens again,” she said.
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