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Construction workers accidentally cut a fiber‑optic cable, paralyzing major U.S. East Coast airports and prompting the FAA to suspend flights ahead of the U.N. General Assembly in New York.

El Mundo
Cancellations and delays in thousands of flights at major U.S. airports after the accidental cable cut by construction workers

The incident has highlighted the fragility of the aging U.S. air traffic control system. Read.

Cancellations and delays in thousands of flights at major U.S. airports after the accidental cable cut by construction workers
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Die Presse
The day before the world's largest political gathering, all three New York airports were shut down

The UN General Debate in New York begins on Tuesday. Technical problems caused chaos at New York airports on Monday. Canada's prime minister could not travel as planned, and a meeting with Chancellor Stocker had to be canceled.

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El Pais
Flights temporarily suspended at key East Coast airports in the United States due to technical failures

The three major airports in the New York area have been affected

Flights temporarily suspended at key East Coast airports in the United States due to technical failures
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To Vima
US: Cut fiber-optic cable paralyzed airports just before the UN General Assembly

Hundreds of flights were canceled and New York's airports were brought to a standstill after a technical fault and a cut fiber-optic cable, as foreign leaders arrived for the UN General Assembly.

US: Cut fiber-optic cable paralyzed airports just before the UN General Assembly
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HotNews
Traffic at East Coast US airports paralyzed after fiber optic cable accidentally cut by construction crew

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) suspended air traffic at the busy East Coast airports on Monday, a decision that caused delays for more than 1,000 flights, after a telecommunications circuit suffered a fault and a spare fiber optic cable was accidentally cut, Reuters reports.

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Público
Accidental Cable Cut Disrupts Flights at New York, Boston and Philadelphia Airports

An East Coast outage occurs as world leaders travel to the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

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HVG
At least five major US airports disrupted after cable cut at construction site

Flight cancellations were reported at several airports around New York the day before the UN General Assembly is held in the city

At least five major US airports disrupted after cable cut at construction site
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Der Spiegel
US East Coast: Flight Stoppages at Several Airports

A technical failure in the approach-control system has grounded several airports on the US East Coast. The impact on the UN General Assembly in New York is unclear.

US East Coast: Flight Stoppages at Several Airports
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Kathimerini
US: Telecommunication Blackout Grounded Aircraft

A telecommunications problem disrupted air traffic control at airports on the U.S. East Coast, causing hundreds of delays and grounding flights at some of them.

US: Telecommunication Blackout Grounded Aircraft
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