Flights resuming after equipment outage disrupts Northeast air travel, Transportation Secretary Duffy says
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- The Guardian Worldseen 22 Sept, 03:25headline rewritten
Flights halted at three US airports as watchdog warns over hacking threatFlights halted at US airports as watchdog warns over hacking threat - South China Morning Postseen 22 Sept, 03:25description edited
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) halted flights at busy East Coast airports in New York, Philadelphia and Boston on Monday, saying a fibre cable was accidentally cut at a construction site in New Jersey. Ground stops were issued for John F. Kennedy Airport and LaGuardia airports, as well as an airport in Teterboro, New Jersey, as 130 world leaders and dozens of ministers are arriving in New York for the annual high-level meeting of the United Nations General Assembly. FAA...Hundreds of flights from US east coast airports were cancelled or delayed on Monday due to a telecommunications line outage caused by a construction mistake, US officials said. Ground stops were issued for John F. Kennedy Airport and LaGuardia airports, as well as an airport in Teterboro, New Jersey, as 130 world leaders and dozens of ministers are arriving in New York for the annual high-level meeting of the United Nations General Assembly. Transport Secretary Sean Duffy said on social...
- The Hillseen 22 Sept, 03:25headline rewritten
FAA halts flights in northeast after fiber cable cut in New JerseyFAA halts flights in Northeast after fiber cable cut in NJ - Channel News Asiaseen 22 Sept, 03:25headline rewritten
US halts flights at busy East Coast airports, says fiber line cut at construction siteThousands of US flights snarled before FAA resolves telecom problem - abc7chicago.comseen 23 Sept, 18:37headline rewritten
Newark, Philadelphia flights impacted by FAA equipment outageFlights resuming after equipment outage disrupts Northeast air travel, Transportation Secretary Duffy says - durangoherald.comseen 24 Sept, 02:22description edited
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Hundreds of flights were canceled in the U.S. Northeast due to technical problems at a key regional air traffic control center, hitting every major airport inDamaged communications lines at a key air traffic control facility in Philadelphia had been repaired, allowing airports across the U.S. Northeast to resume
- The Guardian Worldseen 24 Sept, 07:55headline rewritten
Flights halted at US airports as watchdog warns over hacking threatFlights resume across US north-east after FAA communications failure - South China Morning Postseen 24 Sept, 07:55headline rewritten
Flights halted on US east coast as world leaders arrive for New York UN meetingThousands of US flights snarled before FAA resolves communications problem - Le Monde Englishseen 24 Sept, 07:55description edited
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said that the data lines that were accidentally cut were fixed Monday evening and that all airports in the Northeast are operating again. But significant delays are expected to continue.After Secretary Duffy blamed Amtrak workers earlier on Monday, it now seems like the technical problems actually stem from an FAA facility in Philadelphia that caused numerous disruptions at a Newark airport last spring.
- wtxl.comseen 24 Sept, 09:25headline rewritten
Flights disrupted across US Northeast because of technical problems at key air traffic centerFlights briefly disrupted after radar communications are interrupted at key FAA facility
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Mon, 21 September 2026
28 reports- abc7chicago.com15:00edited after publishing
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Newark, Philadelphia flights impacted by FAA equipment outageFlyers across the U.S are facing massive disruptions to their travel plans after equipment outages stopped flights in New Jersey and Philadelphia.
- foxbusiness.com17:26
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said telecommunications lines have been repaired, but travelers should continue to expect delays as airlines work to restore normal operations.
- Euronews17:45first to report
"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".
- iheart.com17:57
Ongoing outages and staffing shortages have led to more delays and calls for major reforms to keep travel safe and reliable.
- iheart.com17:57
Ongoing outages and staffing shortages have led to more delays and calls for major reforms to keep travel safe and reliable.
- Google News - Top Stories17:59
Air travel nightmare: Newark ground stop nears 6th hour; JFK, LGA pause flights NBC New York FAA equipment outage causing significant delays at Northeast airports CNN FAA grounds planes at major airports for hours Fox Business Ground stop at Philadelphia International Airport due to equipment outage 6abc Philadelphia New York's JFK, Boston and other US airports hit by delays after outage BBC
- The Guardian World18:06edited after publishing ×2
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Flights halted at US airports as watchdog warns over hacking threatThousands of flights were delayed or canceled after a primary line failed and a backup fiber-optic cable was severed Airport operations across the US north-east resumed Monday evening after a communications line failure snarled flights at some of the country’s busiest airports, leading to thousands of flight cancellations and delays. Flights were halted at several airports after a primary communications line failed at a key Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) facility in Philadelphia. The...
- South China Morning Post18:18edited after publishing ×2
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Flights halted on US east coast as world leaders arrive for New York UN meetingThousands of flights across the US were snarled on Monday, with incoming flights halted for hours at major East Coast airports, before the Federal Aviation Administration resolved a telecommunications problem late in the afternoon. The issue started around 9.45am when workers accidentally cut a telecom line in New Jersey used by the FAA. This forced a halt to incoming flights at major airports on the day that 130 world leaders and dozens of ministers were arriving in New York for the annual...
- 24sata (Croatia)19:12
Deseci letova prekinuti su ili preusmjereni na zračnim lukama diljem sjeveroistoka SAD-a zbog telekomunikacijskih problema koji utječu na kontrolu zračnog prometa, prema podacima FAA-e
- Der Spiegel (Germany)19:15
Ein technischer Ausfall in der Anflugkontrolle legt an der US-Ostküste mehrere Flughäfen lahm. Auswirkungen auf die UN-Generalversammlung in New York sind unklar.
- The Hill19:28edited after publishing
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FAA halts flights in northeast after fiber cable cut in New JerseyThe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) halted flights at multiple airports in the Northeast on Monday, citing the accidental cutting of a fiber cable at a construction site in New Jersey. Ground stops were originally in effect at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in Queens, N.Y.; Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR); Philadelphia International Airport (PHL);...
- Google News - Top Stories19:29
FAA grounds flights at major Northeast airports after fiber line cut Fox Business Hundreds of flights delayed at Logan Airport as equipment issues ground planes across Northeast The Boston Globe East Coast Flights Disrupted Due to Communication Failures The New York Times Ground stop leads to major delays at Philadelphia International Airport 6abc Philadelphia Flights disrupted across Northeast over technical problems WKRN News 2
- wtxl.com19:34edited after publishing
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Flights disrupted across US Northeast because of technical problems at key air traffic centerHundreds of flights were canceled in the U.S. Northeast on Monday due to technical problems at a key regional air traffic control center.
- duluthnewstribune.com19:35
FlightAware, a flight-tracking site, said more than 600 flights at Newark and Philadelphia had been delayed at Philadelphia Terminal Radar Approach Control.
- Channel News Asia19:37edited after publishing
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US halts flights at busy East Coast airports, says fiber line cut at construction siteA telecom failure and an accidentally cut backup fibre line caused over 1,000 flight delays at major US East Coast airports.
- PBS NewsHour19:44
On Monday morning, the primary circuit that carries data into that air traffic control facility failed, affecting flights for Philadelphia as well as Kennedy, LaGuardia and Newark airports, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
- postandcourier.com20:00
Air travelers are seeing widespread delays and cancellations Monday afternoon at airports along the East Coast. Here’s how SC airports are impacted.
- Al Jazeera English20:01
FAA halts East Coast flights due to equipment outage, affecting major US airports like JFK, Newark, and Philadelphia.
- avweb.com20:10
Primary circuit failure and a severed backup fiber line prompted ground stops and air traffic delays at airports across the region.
- Le Monde English20:12edited after publishing
After Secretary Duffy blamed Amtrak workers earlier on Monday, it now seems like the technical problems actually stem from an FAA facility in Philadelphia that caused numerous disruptions at a Newark airport last spring.
- El País (Spain)20:26
Los tres principales aeropuertos del área de Nueva York han sido afectados
- Google News - Top Stories20:32
Flights halted out of Newark and Philadelphia after air traffic equipment failure NBC News FAA grounds flights at major Northeast airports after fiber line cut foxbusiness.com Ground stop lifted at Philadelphia International Airport, but major delays remain 6abc Philadelphia Flights disrupted into Newark, New York, Philadelphia after Verizon cable cut CNBC Thousands of US flights snarled due to FAA telecom problem reuters.com
- Google News - Top Stories20:51
Flights delayed at major US airports after cable cut by construction workers BBC Travel meltdown caused by aging circuit and backup system failure, transportation officials say CNN FAA Resolves Air Traffic Outage That Snarled Northeast Travel Bloomberg.com FAA grounds flights at major Northeast airports after fiber line cut Fox Business Ground stop lifted at PHL, but major delays expected to continue following equipment outage 6abc Philadelphia
- ABC News (Australia)21:23
A failed telecommunications circuit and a severed fibre-optic cable have snarled thousands of flights across the US and halted incoming flights at airports in New York, Boston and Philadelphia.
- Vecernji list (Croatia)21:45
Televizijska mreža NBC News izvijestila je da su pogođene tisuće putnika. FAA je utvrdio da se dogodio tehnički kvar u središtu za radarsku kontrolu prilaza u Philadelphiji. To središte upravlja prilazima i odlascima te razmakom između zrakoplova u zračnom prostoru terminala
- Anadolu Agency (AA)22:43
US transportation secretary says flights resuming at LaGuardia, Philadelphia airports, while Newark, JFK, Teterboro flights still paused
- PBS NewsHour22:45
In our news wrap Monday, the FAA issued ground stops at a handful of major airports on the East Coast due to an equipment failure, Paramount settled antitrust concerns with a dozen states over its buyout of Warner Bros. Discovery and a Venezuelan man who was shot by an ICE officer in Austin is being held at a detention center with a bullet still lodged in his back.
- Die Zeit (Germany)23:38
Tue, 22 September 2026
9 reports- Google News - Top Stories01:36
Flights at major US airports delayed after cable cut by construction workers BBC FAA outage: Airport operations resume after flight delays, cancellations at major Northeast travel hubs CNN FAA grounds planes at major airports for hours Fox Business Bradley International faces backups due to grounded flights throughout northeast Yahoo Flights disrupted across Northeast due to technical problems at key air traffic center Indianapolis Business Journal
- Times of India01:55
US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the communications lines had been repaired and operations were gradually resuming, although passengers were still expected to face delays as airlines worked through the backlog. "The telecom lines have been repaired, and all airport operations in the Northeast are resuming," Duffy said. The outage meant that flights headed for some of the airports could not land.
- Google News - Top Stories03:25
Flights halted at several major airports in Northeast due to tech problems The Washington Post FAA outage: Airport operations resume after flight delays, cancellations at major Northeast travel hubs CNN Hundreds of US flights canceled due to outage Inquirer.net FAA grounds planes at major airports for hours Fox Business Flights at major US airports delayed after cable cut by construction workers BBC
- durangoherald.com04:47edited after publishing
Damaged communications lines at a key air traffic control facility in Philadelphia had been repaired, allowing airports across the U.S. Northeast to resume
- Google News - Top Stories09:50Travel delays linger after equipment outages force ground stops at Northeast airports, including PHL
Travel delays linger after equipment outages force ground stops at Northeast airports, including PHL 6abc Philadelphia Airport operations resume after technical problems caused travel meltdown at major Northeast travel hubs CNN Flights canceled across the Mid-Atlantic; what is a ‘ground stop’? Delawareonline.com International flights diverted to Syracuse amid Northeast air traffic disruptions WSYR Flight fiasco lingers as delays at JFK, LaGuardia and EWR persist after cable cutting incident...
- iDNES (Czechia)10:05
Výpadek komunikačních linek v klíčovém středisku řízení letového provozu ve Filadelfii v pondělí na několik hodin výrazně ochromil leteckou dopravu na severovýchodě Spojených států. Problémy zasáhly všechna hlavní letiště v oblasti New Yorku, nejvážnější situace byla na letišti Newark, kde se velká část provozu prakticky zastavila.
- The Hill13:14
Flights resumed at several major East Coast airports following a telecommunications disruption that resulted in disruptions for thousands of flights on Monday. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) halted arrivals at major airports in New York, Boston and Philadelphia after the agency’s primary communication line in the region failed and railroad construction workers accidentally cut the...
- PBS NewsHour14:27
Flights were taking off and landing at New York City-area airports Tuesday with some delays and cancellations, after hours of disruptions resulting from damaged communications lines at a key air traffic control facility in Philadelphia that were later repaired.
- PBS NewsHour21:49
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says Monday's disruptions reinforce why he's asking Congress for $20 billion more to fix U.S. air traffic control.
Wed, 23 September 2026
1 report- fox29.com17:18
Thousands of flights across the Northeast were delayed or canceled after an equipment failure and a severed fiber-optic cable exposed vulnerabilities in the nation’s aging air traffic control system.
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- fox13news.com23 Sept, 17:18their copy