Flights delayed in Japan due to glitch in air traffic control

A system failure in the air traffic control network occurred Friday, delaying flights across large parts of Japan, the transport ministry said.The problem started at around 11:40 a.m. at the ministry's Tokyo area air traffic control center in Saitama Prefecture, prompting departure restrictions at airports, including Haneda and Narita.The system was restored at around 12:10 p.m., and restrictions were lifted about 10 minutes later, although some flights continued to be affected.During the disruption, information other than the aircrafts' location was not displayed on the control system scre…READ FULL ARTICLE