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Flight Disruptions at US Northeast Airports Due to Telecom Failure
The US Federal Aviation Administration halted flights at Philadelphia and Newark airports due to a telecom failure affecting air traffic control radar systems. The outage, caused by construction workers accidentally damaging a cable, also briefly impacted JFK, LaGuardia, and Boston Logan airports. Hundreds of departing flights experienced delays, while arriving flights were diverted to other airports. KLM confirmed that three aircraft traveling from Amsterdam to New York could land as planned at JFK after initial diversions were deemed unnecessary. This incident follows similar disruptions earlier in the month that led to over a thousand flight cancellations across the UK and Ireland.
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