US Flights Disrupted After Construction Crew Cuts Verizon Fiber Cable
The FAA halted flights at major East Coast airports after a severed Verizon fiber cable caused an air traffic control outage in New Jersey.
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First reported by CNBC, 47 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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The story so far
10 publishers have covered this in 13 articles since 21 Sept 2026. CNBC published first, on 21 September at 17:19 UTC; The Guardian US followed 48 min later. The most recent article, from The Hill, appeared on 22 September at 13:14 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: CNBC (major outlet), The Guardian US (major outlet), Bloomberg Markets (major outlet), The Hill (major outlet), Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera (major outlet), The Verge (major outlet), South China Morning Post, Times of India, All Content from Business Insider, Quartz.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- CNBCFAA halts flights to Newark, Philadelphia, New York because of equipment problem
- The Guardian USFlights halted at three US airports as watchdog warns over hacking threat
- Bloomberg MarketsNYC Airports Disrupted by Air Traffic Control Outage
- South China Morning PostFlights halted on US east coast as world leaders arrive for New York UN meeting
- Times of IndiaFlights grounded at major US airports after construction workers cut backup cable
- The HillFAA halts flights in northeast after fiber cable cut in New Jersey
- Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al JazeeraFAA halts flights to major US East Coast airports amid outage
- All Content from Business InsiderWhat we know about the FAA outage disrupting thousands of flights across the Northeast
- The VergeA cut cable disrupted hundreds of flights across the US
- Times of IndiaUS airports resume operations after telecom outage disrupts thousands of flights
Show 3 later sources
- All Content from Business InsiderMapped: The 165 flights diverted during air traffic chaos when a fiber-optic cable was accidentally cut
- QuartzSevered Verizon cable knocked out FAA's backup system, canceling hundreds of Northeast flights
- The HillAirports resume operations after massive disruptions in Northeast
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- Airports resume operations after massive disruptions in Northeast The Hill ·
- A cut cable disrupted hundreds of flights across the US The Verge ·
- FAA halts flights to major US East Coast airports amid outage Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·
- FAA halts flights in northeast after fiber cable cut in New Jersey The Hill ·
- NYC Airports Disrupted by Air Traffic Control Outage Bloomberg Markets ·
- Flights halted at three US airports as watchdog warns over hacking threat The Guardian US ·
Show 7 more sources
- FAA halts flights to Newark, Philadelphia, New York because of equipment problem CNBC ·
- Severed Verizon cable knocked out FAA's backup system, canceling hundreds of Northeast flights Quartz
- Mapped: The 165 flights diverted during air traffic chaos when a fiber-optic cable was accidentally cut All Content from Business Insider
- US airports resume operations after telecom outage disrupts thousands of flights Times of India
- What we know about the FAA outage disrupting thousands of flights across the Northeast All Content from Business Insider
- Flights grounded at major US airports after construction workers cut backup cable Times of India
- Flights halted on US east coast as world leaders arrive for New York UN meeting South China Morning Post
In this story
- FAA
- Verizon
- Bryan Bedford
- Sean Duffy
- Ron Wyden
- New Jersey