Fiber line cut disrupts hundreds of flights in US Northeast
An FAA equipment problem affected travel through Newark, New York and Philadelphia-area airports.
Hundreds of flights serving Newark, New York and Philadelphia were disrupted after a Verizon fiber line was cut, according to CNBC.
The incident contributed to an FAA equipment problem that snarled air travel at Newark Liberty International Airport and Philadelphia International Airport on Monday. The supplied item does not provide a final number of delayed or canceled flights.
The report links the disruption to damaged communications infrastructure. Additional details on the repair timeline and the restoration of normal operations were not included in the supplied summary.
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- Hundreds of flights into Newark, New York, Philadelphia disrupted after Verizon fiber line cut — CNBC — Top News
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