More than 450 flight departures delayed at Atlanta Airport due to runway problems

More than 450 flights were delayed due to equipment problems on the runway at Atlanta Airport in the United States. This was reported by the Associated Press on April 11.

"Hundreds of flights were delayed at Atlanta Airport — one of the busiest in the world — on Sunday due to problems with runway equipment," the publication says.

It is specified that as of 13:00 (20:00 Moscow time), more than 200 departing and over 250 arriving flights were delayed. According to the agency, experts are working to fix the problems.

On March 7, Reuters reported that the unsuccessful launch of SpaceX's Starship affected the routes of about 240 flights to the United States. At the same time, the average delay of 171 aircraft was 28 minutes.