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FAA restores Northeast flights after telecom failure disrupts more than 1,000 flights

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The Federal Aviation Administration halted or restricted flights at multiple busy East Coast airports after a telecommunications failure disrupted air-traffic-control communications.Backed by 3 sourcesCNAThe Hillstaradvertiser.com The initial failure involved a circuit carrying data into an air-traffic-control facility, and officials then found that a backup fiber-optic line had been cut at a construction site.Backed by 1 sourcesCNA

The outage disrupted more than 1,000 flights, including flights involving airports in the New York City area, Newark, Philadelphia and Washington, DC.Backed by 1 sourcesCNA The FAA later resumed operations at the affected Northeast airports after the telecommunications outage, although the supplied reports do not establish how quickly all delays and cancellations were cleared.Backed by 1 sourcesFox Business

The disruption involved airports in the New York City area, Newark and Philadelphia.Context supported by 2 independent sourcesABC News Australiaupi.com A failed circuit carrying data into an air-traffic-control facility was followed by discovery that a backup fiber-optic line had been cut.Context from one sourcenbcwashington.com

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