00:00A single infrastructure failure at one FAA facility just triggered.
00:04One of the biggest flight meltdowns the Northeast has seen this year,
00:07a dual failure at an FAA facility in Philadelphia,
00:10left air traffic controllers without radar or communications for hours.
00:14After the primary communications line failed,
00:17and a backup fiber line had already been severed during nearby railroad construction,
00:22the chaos hit Newark, JFK, LaGuardia, and Philadelphia International Airports hardest,
00:28with more than 600 cancellations at Newark alone and over 100 flights diverted elsewhere.
00:33In total, roughly 7,000 flights were delayed or canceled during the disruption.
00:38Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy confirmed the lines have since been repaired
00:42and operations are resuming,
00:44but warned that clearing the existing backlog of delays would still take some time.
00:49Disney-bound travelers faced cascading delays that threw off hotel check-ins and dining reservations.
00:54Disclosure. This video contains stock footage and content created or enhanced using AI-assisted tools.
