On September 21, 2026, the US Federal Aviation Administration halted flights at major East Coast airports in New York, Philadelphia, and Boston after a fiber optic telecommunications cable was accidentally cut at a construction site. The outage affected airports including JFK, Newark, and LaGuardia.
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US halts flights at busy East Coast airports, says fiber line cut at construction site Reuters
U.S. halts flights at busy East Coast airports, says fiber line cut at construction site The Federal Aviation Administration halted flights at busy East Coast airports in New York, Philadelphia and Boston on Monday, saying a fiber cable was accidentally cut at a construction site in New Jersey.
US halts flights at busy East Coast airports, says fiber line cut L: https://www. reuters.com/world/us/faa-halts -some-us-east-coast-flights-due-communication-issues-2026-09-21/ C: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 9791509 posted on 2026.09.21 at 14:41:59 (c=0, p=4)
FAA halts East Coast flights due to equipment outage, affecting major US airports like JFK, Newark, and Philadelphia.
All three major New York-area airports faced significant ground stops after a telecom circuit failed.