Flights grounded at Los Angeles airport

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Computer issues at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) prompted a temporary ground stop Wednesday afternoon.

All arriving flights that were inside the Federal Aviation Administration's Los Angeles Flight Center's airspace at the time of the ground stop landed at the airport, according to LAX spokeswoman Nancy Suey Castles.

Approximately 10 inbound flights that were outside that airspace were diverted to other airports.

"Over 30 departing flights were held on the ground during the ground stop and experienced up to two hours delay. All departure flights are now released and will depart with an expected one-hour delay," the spokeswoman said.

Earlier, FAA spokeswoman Laura Brown stressed that radar was not down and that authorities hoped to resolve the computer glitch soon.

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[FloatingFatMan]

Interesting.. There's currently a computer glitch in the UK ports & airports too, causing massive delays at passport control.

 

I wonder if the two are related...