Flight disruptions ease at Newark and Philadelphia after outage
Newark flight disruptions eased after a fiber cut hit FAA backup systems See what caused Monday’s cancellations and how airlines are recovering
Flight disruptions at Newark Liberty International Airport and Philadelphia International Airport eased on Tuesday after a fiber cable break interrupted air traffic control backup systems a day earlier.
According to FlightAware, cancellations were far lower than on Monday, when hundreds of flights were affected and more than 100 Newarkbound flights were diverted after the FAA halted traffic into the airport.
Officials said a construction crew in central New Jersey accidentally cut a Verizon fiberoptic line that supported a backup system used by air traffic controllers. United Airlines said it offered extra pay to flight attendants to help cover Newark trips and reduce delays.