Photos: Technical glitch causes travel chaos in US

Over 4,000 flights were delayed and more than 600 canceled because of the computer outage

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1/12
US flights were slowly beginning to resume departures after Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) scrambled to fix a system outage overnight that impacted thousands of flight.
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Over 4,000 flights were delayed and more than 600 canceled because of the outage as of early Wednesday morning. U.S.
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3/12
Stranded passengers wait at the Orlando International Airport, as flights were grounded after FAA system outage, in Orlando, Florida.
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4/12
Travelers stand in the departures hall of Terminal B at LaGuardia Airport in New York.
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5/12
People wait at the Denver International Airport, as flights were grounded after FAA system outage, in Denver, Colorado, U.S.
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6/12
Stranded passengers wait at the Orlando International Airport, as flights were grounded after FAA system outage, in Orlando, Florida, U.S
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Stranded passengers wait at the Orlando International Airport, as flights were grounded after FAA system outage, in Orlando, Florida, U.S.
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8/12
A display shows flights, many delayed, at LaGuardia Airport in New York.
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9/12
A traveler looks at a flight board with delays and cancellations at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va.
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10/12
A screen displays status of a flight at the Orlando International Airport, as flights were grounded after FAA system outage, in Orlando, Florida, U.S
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11/12
Travelers stand in the departures hall of Terminal B at LaGuardia Airport in New York.
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12/12
A person checks the boards as flights are delayed and canceled at Newark Liberty International Airport.
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