Published • loading... • Updated
Flights resuming after equipment outage disrupts Northeast air travel: Duffy
An Amtrak construction crew cut a fiber line, forcing the FAA to pause flights and causing more than 1,000 delays and cancellations.
- A technical failure at an FAA air traffic control facility in Philadelphia disrupted flights across the Northeast on Monday, affecting major airports including Newark, Philadelphia, JFK and LaGuardia.
- The outage began when a primary communications circuit failed, while the backup fiber-optic line had also been accidentally severed during construction work in New Jersey.
- The FAA temporarily halted or restricted flights and diverted some aircraft, resulting in hundreds of cancellations and widespread delays across the Northeast and other parts of the country.
- By Monday evening, technicians had repaired the damaged communications lines and flights were resuming, although officials warned that significant delays could continue through the evening and potentially affect Tuesday operations.
Insights by Ground AI
Podcasts & Opinions
335 Articles
335 Articles
In the east of the US, the airports affected by a disturbance have resumed operation.
·Germany
Read Full Article
US flights chaos as communications fail and cable is accidentally cut
A failed telecommunications circuit and a severed fibre-optic cable have snarled thousands of flights across the US and halted incoming flights at major airports in New York, Boston and Philadelphia.
·Ultimo, Australia
Read Full ArticleCoverage Details
Total News Sources335
Leaning Left59Leaning Right53Center112Last UpdatedBias Distribution50% Center
Bias Distribution
- 50% of the sources are Center
50% Center
L 26%
C 50%
R 24%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
