A cut cable disrupted hundreds of flights across the US
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The line has been repaired, but delays are ongoing.
Key facts
- FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said that a circuit failure led to the discovery of the severed fiber cable, ABC News reports
- US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said an Amtrak crew accidentally cut the line, but AP reports that Amtrak blames a New Jersey Transit crew for the disruption
- 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
- Ironically, it looks like trains make have taken out the planes, but fingers are still being pointed
Summary
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. Verizon said that it bore “no responsibility for this incident,” putting the blame on “construction contractors working in the area” that “dug up and cut our cable.” Ironically, it looks like trains make have taken out the planes, but fingers are still being pointed.