Flights to Ireland from the United States have resumed following yesterday’s completely shutdown of operations.
The US’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) implemented a nationwide ground stop following a communications failure at air traffic control centres across America.
An FAA advisory said: “Traffic should remain ground stopped until further notice. International flights will be managed on a case-by-case basis.”
The yet unexplained glitch forced the longest nationwide shutdown since the September 11th attacks in 2001.
Shannon Airport was only expecting two scheduled fights this morning.
Aer Lingus flight EI-110 from New York’s JFK airport to Shannon arrived this morning shortly before 6.00am.
Although late, the EI-134 from Boston to Shannon landed at 7.30am .
Meanwhile, Aer Lingus hasn’t commented on why Thursday’s New York to Shannon service was cancelled.
Flight EI-111 was forced to divert to Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut on Thursday resulting in the return leg (EI-110) due in Shannon on Friday morning being cancelled.