Thousands of flights were delayed or canceled Monday after a communications failure disrupted air traffic control operations across parts of the East Coast, leaving travelers scrambling to adjust their plans.
The disruption came after a fiber-optic cable was severed in New Jersey, causing a telecommunications issue between air traffic controllers and pilots.
Data from FlightAware.com shows there were more than 8,000 delays at US airports Monday as well as 2,000 cancelations. About half of the cancelations involved the Newark Liberty International Airport.
But what about in the Washington DC area? Here's a look at how many flights were affected Monday and whether operations are back to normal Tuesday.
What DC-area travelers should know about FAA outage
There were 14 flights canceled Monday from Reagan
Washington National Airport and 13 from Dulles International Airport, according to FlightAware.com. The website shows another 21 flights bound for those airports were canceled.
Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Monday the telecom lines were repaired by 6 p.m. and ground stops were lifted. Flight operations resumed to normal by Monday evening.
Some flights were still impacted Tuesday as airlines work to get planes and crews back on schedule, but the numbers have dropped tremendously. By Tuesday morning, seven flights to or from Dulles had been canceled, along with seven flights to or from DCA, according to FlightAware.
Travelers flying from or to either Washington-area airport should check their flight status with their airline before heading to the airport, even though the FAA says normal operations have resumed.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Are flights back to normal today at Washington DC-area airports?
