Hundreds of US flights cancelled after cable cut disrupts air traffic control in Northeast

The disruption came as New York was preparing for the United Nations General Assembly, with President Donald Trump and several foreign leaders arriving in the city. The FAA advised passengers to check their flight status before travelling to airports.

New Delhi: Hundreds of flights were cancelled and delayed across the US Northeast on Monday after a technical failure at a key Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic control facility disrupted operations at several major airports.

The disruption was linked to an outage at the FAA facility in Philadelphia. According to the Associated Press, the primary communications line failed earlier in the day, while a backup fibre-optic line was inadvertently cut by construction workers. The failures left air traffic controllers without........

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