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The Federal Aviation Administration announced that Northeast airspace was closed for at least 30 minutes due to an equipment outage affecting air traffic control facilities in Philadelphia and Newark. A circuit failure and subsequent backup system disruption caused flights to stop at Philadelphia International Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport, with no immediate timeline provided for resumption of operations. Some inbound flights were diverted to other airports while the issue was being addressed.

Written by AI on 2026-09-21, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On Monday, 5,600 flights across the US were delayed or canceled after a backup fiber cable was accidentally cut by an Amtrak construction crew in New Jersey, causing significant disruptions at airports like Newark Liberty, Philadelphia International, and John F. Kennedy Airport just as world leaders arrived for the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered ground stops to ensure airspace safety until a new circuit was made operational. Travelers are entitled to full refunds under U.S. law but not compensation since the issue was beyond airlines' control.

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In order to change the circuit in Philadelphia, Bedford said the airspace in the Northeast would be closing for at least 30 minutes, and ground stops were expanded to include New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia Airport as part of the work.

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Flights stopped at Newark, Philadelphia airports due to equipment outage: asserted

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Some inbound flights have been diverted to other airports. asserted

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Flights have been stopped at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey and Philadelphia International Airport in Pennsylvania due to equipment outages, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, with no estimated time for resuming. uncertain

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FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said a circuit blew at a Philadelphia air traffic control facility on Monday morning, and when the backup system went into place, officials discovered the backup line had been cut at a New Jersey construction site. asserted

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Airspace has since reopened at JFK and LaGuardia, but officials said the fix to replace the circuit in Philadelphia has not worked, leaving operations still halted at Philadelphia and Newark's airports, with no time estimate for when they'll resume. asserted

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Some inbound flights have been diverted to other airports. asserted

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ABC News' Jason Volack contributed to this report. asserted

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