More than 100 flights were delayed on Monday at San Antonio International Airport after the air conditioning system in the airport’s air traffic control center malfunctioned.<\/p>\n
Operations at the airport are “returning to normal”\u00a0 after the Federal Aviation Administration “temporarily slowed departures” at the airport due to weather and rising temperatures inside the air traffic control tower, FAA spokesperson Donnell Evans said\u00a0Monday. Technicians have fixed the air conditioning, he said.<\/p>\n
The air conditioning was repaired as of 5 p.m., airport spokesperson Tonya Hope said.<\/p>\n
There have been 111 delays at the airport on Monday, according to flight\u00a0tracking website\u00a0FlightAware. It’s unclear how many of the delays were due to the malfunction.<\/p>\n
By comparison, the airport experienced 78 delays on Friday, according to FlightAware.<\/p>\n
Of the delays on Monday, 55 were departures \u2013 including nine to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, five to Dallas Love Field Airport, five to George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston and four to Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, according to FlightAware. Fifty-six of the delayed flights were incoming.<\/p>\n
The “HVAC situation” at the airport also led to flight cancellations, Hope said. Over the past day, two flights have been cancelled at the airport, according to FlightAware.<\/p>\n
“It’s been a busy day at San Antonio International Airport,” Hope said.<\/p>\n
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