FAA telecom outage resumes Northeast flights after Monday delays
Federal Aviation Administration telecommunications failures disrupted air travel across the Northeast on Monday, September 21, causing thousands of flight delays and cancellations.
Outage repairs allow operations to resume
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy confirmed that telecom lines have been repaired. Airport operations in the Northeast are now resuming according to his social media post. However, officials warn it will take time to clear all existing delays.
Major airports face lingering disruptions
Travelers at Newark Liberty International, JFK, LaGuardia, Philadelphia, and Boston Logan may still see issues. Airlines are working to return aircraft, crews, and passengers to their scheduled locations. Commercial arrivals at Newark were halted for nearly eight hours during the event.
Nationwide impact reaches thousands of flights
FlightAware data shows roughly 7,000 flights around the United States faced delays or cancellations by Monday evening. The disruption involved an overlap of two technical failures at a Federal Aviation Administration facility.
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