A severed fiber optic cable in New Jersey on Monday caused a telecom outage that disrupted flights across New York area airports. Newark, JFK, and LaGuardia experienced significant cancellations and delays on Tuesday. NJ Transit's construction crew accidentally cut the cable while working on the Delco Lead project, though blame was initially placed on Amtrak by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.
A fiber cable break disrupted air traffic control in the Philadelphia and New York region on Monday, forcing hundreds of flight cancellations and diversions. By Tuesday, disruptions eased significantly with only about 60 flights canceled at Newark and 30 at Philadelphia, down from over 600 the previous day. NJ Transit construction crew accidentally severed a Verizon fiber line supporting a backup system at an FAA facility.