Worldfoxbusiness.comFAA outage snarls flights at Newark, JFK, LaGuardia airports
An Amtrak construction crew accidentally cut a fibre-optic cable in New Jersey, causing flight pauses at Newark, JFK and other major US airports.
A severed fiber-optic line disrupted flights at Newark, JFK, LaGuardia and other Northeast airports after triggering a telecommunications outage, officials said.
An Amtrak construction crew accidentally severed a fibre-optic line in New Jersey, triggering a telecom outage that forced the FAA to pause flights across the US Northeast.
Airports affected included Newark, JFK, LaGuardia, Philadelphia and Teterboro, with some resuming flights while others remained under ground stops.
US Transport Secretary Sean Duffy said the incident highlights the urgent need for funding to modernise ageing aviation infrastructure.
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