A cut cable disrupted hundreds of flights across the US
Hundreds of flights were cancelled or delayed on Monday after construction crews in New Jersey accidentally cut a Verizon fiber cable used for air traffic control. FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said that a circuit failure led to the discovery of the severed fiber cable, ABC News reports. The outage hammered airports across the Northeast, causing […]
On Monday, a mishap by construction crews in New Jersey led to the accidental severing of a crucial Verizon fiber cable, causing widespread disruption to air travel across the United States. The severed cable, integral to air traffic control systems, resulted in hundreds of flights being either cancelled or delayed.
FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford revealed that a circuit failure was the catalyst that revealed the damaged cable. The outage sent shockwaves through the Northeast, causing ground stops at all three major airports in New York City, which are critical hubs for domestic and international flights.
Verizon issued a statement to CNBC, unequivocally distancing itself from the incident, attributing the blame to construction contractors who inadvertently dug up and severed their cable. The telecommunications giant emphasized that it bears no responsibility for the mishap.
Ironically, the article in The Verge noted that this incident might have been averted if trains had been more cautious, hinting at the broader implications of such technical failures in modern infrastructure.
Written by urgent.news from The Verge's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
