Severed fiber line grounds flights as world leaders descend for UN meeting
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said all airport operations in the Northeast are resuming Monday evening after major airports across the region came to a halt earlier in the day, when construction workers accidentally cut a critical cable.
TL;DR
- Major airports in the Northeast, including those in New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, and Boston, experienced widespread flight disruptions.
- The halt was caused by construction workers accidentally cutting a backup fiber-optic cable after the primary circuit at a radar control facility failed.
- Thousands of flights were affected, impacting travel for over 100 global leaders converging for the UN's annual assembly.
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the resumption of airport operations Monday evening.
- The incident prompted calls for increased funding to modernize aging infrastructure.