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Cut fiber cable triggers mass US flight cancellations

A severed Verizon cable used for air traffic control caused ground stops at NYC airports and over 1,000 cancellations nationwide.

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What to know

  • A single accidentally-cut Verizon fiber cable used for air traffic control disrupted hundreds of flights and caused ground stops at all three major New York City airports.
  • Over 1,000 flights were canceled across the US on Monday, according to FlightAware.
  • Responsibility remains disputed: Verizon blames construction contractors, Duffy blamed an Amtrak crew, and Amtrak points to a New Jersey Transit contractor.
  • Officials said repairs were completed and Northeast airport operations resumed by Monday evening, though delays took longer to clear.

“construction contractors working in the area”

Verizon, Telecom company statement · CNBC (via The Verge) ↗ · Sep 20

Bryan BedfordBryan Bedford FAA AdministratorSean DuffySean Duffy US Transportation SecretaryVerizon Telecom provider whose cable was cutAmtrak Rail operator implicated in the cable cut

Cut fiber cable triggers mass US flight cancellations
theverge.com

How it unfolded 2 developments, newest first · click a bar or a number to jump articlesposts

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    Duffy announces telecom lines repaired, operations resuming

    By Monday evening, Duffy said the telecom lines had been repaired and airport operations in the Northeast were resuming, though clearing existing delays would take time; FlightAware reported over 1,000 flight cancellations that day.

    “the telecom lines have been repaired, and all airport operations in the Northeast are resuming…”
    — Sean Duffy
    • lonseidman@indieweb.social

      A single accidental cut to a fiber broadband line caused significant flight delays and service disruptions across the Northeast. - https:// bbcmag.com/severed-fiber-line- causes-major-flight-delays-in-northeast/

      lonseidman@indieweb.socialMastodon4d agoview on Mastodon ↗
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    Duffy and Amtrak dispute who cut the cable

    Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said an Amtrak crew accidentally cut the line, but Amtrak said the incident involved a New Jersey Transit contractor on New Jersey Transit property.

    “This incident occurred on New Jersey Transit property and involved a New Jersey Transit contractor…”
    — Amtrak spokesperson
    1. 2 outlets A cut cable disrupted hundreds of flights across the US

      first by The Verge, 4d ago · also Business Insider

      1 more headline
  3. background

    Verizon denies responsibility, blames contractors — Verizon told CNBC it bore no responsibility for the incident, saying construction contractors working in the area dug up and cut its cable.

  4. background

    Circuit failure triggers ground stops at NYC airports — FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said a circuit failure led to discovery of the severed cable, and the resulting outage caused ground stops at all three major New York City airports, hammering airports across the Northeast.

  5. background

    Construction crew severs Verizon fiber cable in New Jersey — A cable used for air traffic control was accidentally cut by construction crews working in New Jersey, disrupting communications systems relied on by the FAA.