In Honolulu, medical situation in air traffic control room prompts airport flights to pause

Flights were grounded for more than 30 minutes at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in HI

Flights at Honolulu's main airport were briefly paused on Wednesday while medical personnel attended to an employee in the air traffic control room, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

Normal operations have since resumed at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, the agency said in a statement.

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The Daniel K. Inouye International Airport is seen at sunset in Honolulu, Hawaii. (Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Flights were grounded from 12:25 p.m. to 1:09 p.m. said Shelly Kunishige, a spokesperson for the Hawaii Department of Transportation, which operates the airport.