WASHINGTON, Dhu-AlQa'dah 1, 1436, Aug 16, 2015, SPA -- The Federal Aviation Administration says an "automation problem" that snarled air traffic throughout a large swatch of the Northeast stretching from New York down to the Carolinas has been resolved, AP reported. The agency said that a computer system at an air traffic center in Leesburg, Virginia, that controllers use to direct high-altitude flights was back in service, and that officials were expected to have lifted any remaining order to hold planes on the ground by about 4 p.m. EDT (2000 GMT). -- SPA 00:33 LOCAL TIME 21:33 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w