Canadian airports feel the fallout of U.S. departure shutdown

CBC's The National follows canceled cross-border flights and stranded passengers, while a former FAA manager warns that recovery could take days.

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At Vancouver International Airport, stranded sports fans and youth teams are among the passengers waiting for a U.S. aviation shutdown to loosen its grip on their plans. The departure restriction has ended, but the cancellations and long delays have not.

That Canadian fallout gives CBC News: The National's November 13 broadcast its focus beyond the initial emergency. Uploaded today, the full program drew about 100,000 views in its first few hours.

Paul Hunter anchors coverage that moves from Washington's explanation to crowded terminals. At Dulles, Eli Glasner reports on stranded travelers and canceled flights to Canada. Lisa Xing describes the disruption spreading through the network, including temporary flight limits imposed by Nav Canada, before Troy Charles reports from Vancouver.

CBC's Peter Armstrong reports that officials attributed the outage to overloaded hardware and a reboot triggered by an update to an aging communications system. U.S. officials say there was no cyberattack or public threat.

The practical question is what happens after permission to depart returns. Former FAA air traffic manager Michael McCormick estimates that restoring normal operations will take two to three days, rather than happening as soon as the restriction is lifted.

He also supplies a vivid explanation of the difficulty of replacing the underlying technology: "Trying to upgrade an air traffic control system is like trying to change a tire on a car while the car is still moving." Later, Hunter returns to the passenger experience with Shelbi Mojarro, still stranded in San Francisco.

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