Major US East Coast airports disrupted by equipment outage

Summarised from 7 outlets · 15 reports · Updated 22 Sept, 16:33 · Archive

A circuit failure at air traffic control facilities disrupted flights across major US East Coast airports.

An equipment outage affecting air traffic control systems caused ground stops and flight delays and cancellations at major airports in the New York area and Philadelphia on Monday. The outage was linked to a severed fiber optic cable, which UPI reports was cut by construction workers in New Jersey. Flight schedules began returning to normal as operations resumed.

How it is being reported

• Travel chaos continues after double FAA equipment failure that grounded flightsU.S. airports worked to resume normal operations a day after a Federal Aviation Administration communications system and its backup both failed, leading to a series of flight delays and cancellations. CBS News' Kris Van Cleave has more.CBS News · 22 Sept, 16:18
• NYC-area airport operations resume after hundreds of flights canceled across NortheastHundreds of flights were canceled throughout the U.S. Northeast on Monday as the outage hit every major airport in the NYC area.New York Post · 22 Sept, 14:43
• Former air traffic controller explains outage that caused domino effect of flight delaysFlights were disrupted after a cable line was accidentally cut at an air traffic control facility in Philadelphia. S. Todd Yeary, a former certified air traffic controller with the FAA, explains what happened and why.CBS News · 22 Sept, 14:38
• Flight schedules begin returning to normal after tech outages cause massive delays in NortheastFlight schedules in the Northeast are returning to normal after computer outages caused massive delays on Monday. Kris Van Cleave reports.CBS News · 22 Sept, 14:07
• Eye Opener: Thousands of flights canceled or delayed after Northeast computer issuesThousands of flights were delayed Monday in the Northeast after a tech system failure impacted multiple airports. Meanwhile, President Trump is set to speak at the U.N. General Assembly. All that and all that matters in today's Eye Opener.CBS News · 22 Sept, 13:54
• Thousands of flights grounded at major US airports after worker 'accidentally cuts cable'Three major international airports serving New York – John F Kennedy International, Newark Liberty and LaGuardia – stopped flights from taking-off and landing altogether due to the issueThe Mirror · 22 Sept, 07:00
• A cut cable disrupted hundreds of flights across the USHundreds of flights were cancelled or delayed on Monday after construction crews in New Jersey accidentally cut a Verizon fiber cable used for air traffic control. FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said that a circuit failure led to the discovery of the severed fiber cable, ABC News reports. The outage hammered airports across the Northeast, causing […]The Verge · 22 Sept, 00:48
• Thousands of flights canceled after FAA systems went downMore than 6,000 flights were canceled or delayed coast to coast because a construction crew accidentally severed a backup data cable from a radar facility near Philadelphia. The first line had already failed. Kris Van Cleave has more details.CBS News · 22 Sept, 00:25
• Massive East Coast air travel disruption caused by accidentally cut fiber line, Duffy saysTransportation Secretary Sean Duffy says an Amtrak crew accidentally cut into a Verizon fiber line in New Jersey on Monday, causing an outage that led to major air travel issues along the East Coast. CBS News' Lilia Luciano reports.CBS News · 21 Sept, 23:31
• Equipment outage hits major East Coast airports with delays, cancellationsAn equipment outage in the Northeast has forced ground stops and delays at some of the area's busiest airports. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave has the details.CBS News · 21 Sept, 22:11
• Fights in Newark, Philadelphia grounded after fiber cable cutFlights have been delayed or canceled in Newark, N.J., New York and Philadelphia after a construction company cut a fiber optic cable in New Jersey.UPI · 21 Sept, 21:17
• FAA halts flights to major US East Coast airports amid outageFAA halts East Coast flights due to equipment outage, affecting major US airports like JFK, Newark, and Philadelphia.Al Jazeera · 21 Sept, 21:01
• Ground stops ordered at six US airports due to 'equipment outage'"Due to an FAA equipment outage, arrivals and departures are currently delayed," Newark Liberty airport in New Jersey said in a post on social media. "Please contact your airline for flight status".Euronews · 21 Sept, 18:45
• Flights disrupted at NYC-area airports due to equipment outage, FAA saysFlights at Newark Liberty International, John F. Kennedy International and LaGuardia airports are delayed due to an equipment outage, the FAA says.CBS News · 21 Sept, 18:39
• Hours-long ground stop at JFK, Newark and LaGuardia airports sparked by circuit failureA circuit failure caused an hours-long ground stop Tuesday at all three major New York-area airports, snarling air travel across the US, officials said.New York Post · 21 Sept, 18:37

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