DEVELOPING: Pacific-bound traffic beginning to open up

>> Bret: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ABOUT GETTING TO THE GAMES. WE HAVE A SITE HERE THAT A LOT. OF PEOPLE ARE POINTING US TO. THAT IS TELLING PILOTS WHAT IS. HAPPENING. THAT IS THE AIRLINE PILOTS. ASSOCIATION TO THE PILOTS, SAYING THE FAA IS GRADUALLY. LIFTING RESTRICTIONS. THE CAUSE, IT SAYS IN THIS. PRINTOUT, THE TECHNICAL AND. COMMUNICATION ISSUES AFFECTING. FLIGHT AND SAFETY SYSTEMS,

INCLUDING NO TAM AIR-TRAFFIC. DATA. THE FAA HAS BEEN GRADUALLY. WRITTEN-- LIFTING RESTRICTIONS. ON RESUMING NORMAL AIR-TRAFFIC. OPERATIONS AS SYSTEMS COME BACK. ONLINE. THOUGH RESIDUAL DELAYS AND. CANCELATIONS ARE EXPECTED. NATIONWIDE. AS FAR AS AEROSPACE STATUS, YOU. CAN CHECK UPDATES AND NATIONAL. RESTRICTIONS VIA THE AEROSPACE. SYSTEM STATUS PAGE. THAT IS THE MESSAGE FROM THE. AIRLINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION TO. PILOTS, JUST RELEASED A FEW. MINUTES AGO. THE OTHER WORD I'M GETTING IS.

THAT OFFICIALS AT THE. WHITE HOUSE EXPECT A BRIEFING. AGAIN TONIGHT, POSSIBLY AT THE. TOP OF THE HOUR. SEVEN TO 7:30 P.M. WE ARE MONITORING THAT FOR EXACT. TIME. WE EXPECT OFFICIALS AND THE. HOMELANDND SECURITY SECRETARY, MAYBE THE TRANSPORTATION. SECRETARY, TO SEE WHO WAS A PART. OF THAT BRIEFING. ANYWHERE BETWEEN 7:00 P.M. EASTERN AND 730 EASTERN TIME. SENIOR INTERNATIONAL. CORRESPONDENT RICH EDSON HAS. MORE HERE. RICH, THERE IS A HISTORY THAT. GOES BACK IN SOME OF THESE.

THINGS. IT'S ONLY HAPPENED TWICE, AS WE. MENTIONED BEFORE, 2023 AND 9/11. BUT THERE IS BACK STORY TO ALL. THAT. >> Reporter: THERE IS, BRET. TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THIS LIGHT. TRAFFIC OPENING UP AGAIN, SAN. FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. HAS ANNOUNCED THAT FLIGHTS GOING. OVER THE PACIFIC-- THIS IS. NOTABLE. THIS IS NOT TRAFFIC GOING OVER. THE LOWER 48. BUT PACIFIC BOUND TRAFFIC, PLACES LIKE HAWAII AND ASIA, THAT'S OPEN UP-- OPENED UP. AGAIN. WE HAVE CONFIRMED THAT LOOKING.

AT THE CHART THERE. THE DEPARTURES BOARD. BUT YOU ARE RIGHT. YOU GO BACK TOTO THAT CISCO. PROBLEM FROM JANUARY, 2023. THAT WAS A 90 MINUTE FAA GROUND. STOP. FROM 730 IN THE MORNING ALL THE. WAY TO 9:00 IN THE MORNING. THE RESULTS OF THAT, BY THAT. AFTERNOON YOU HAD 9000 FLIGHT. DELAYS AND ABOUT 1300 FLIGHTS. HAD BEEN CANCELED. THAT'S THE BEST PARALLEL TO DRAW. HERE. WE HAVE BEEN GOING ON HOURS IN.

THIS DELAY RIGHT NOW. TALKED ABOUT THAT CASCADE. EFFECT. THAT HAPPENED IN THE MORNING. AIRLINES NOW HAVE TO DEAL WITH--. AS THEY FINALLY GET BACK ON. THEIR FEET AND GET FLIGHTS OVER. THE LOWER 48, WE HAVE NO. ANNOUNCEMENT OF THAT YET, BUT IF. THAT'S OCCURRING, THESE PLANES. HAVE TO BE POSITIONED, CREWS. HAVE TO BE POSITIONED. THESE ARE DELICATE TIMELINES. THAT THE AIRLINES HAVE. THEY HAVE PLANES AND CREWS. RESERVED, BUT THIS IS A HUGE. MOSAIC AND THE AIRLINES WILL. HAVE TO PUT IT TOGETHER FOR. PEOPLE TO START FLYING IF THIS.

STARTS TO GET RESOLVED. >> Bret: HEADS UP, SOME. FLIGHTS ARE LEAVING, TO THAT. POINT, A FLIGHT TO MUNICH JUST. TOOK OFF. ANOTHER FLIGHT TO PRAGUE. 10 MINUTES A.