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- A major technical failure at an air traffic control facility in Philadelphia caused hundreds of flight cancellations and delays across the Northeastern United States on Monday.
- The disruption impacted operations at New York's three major airports, John F. Kennedy, LaGuardia, and Newark.
- Authorities discovered that the primary circuit failed and the backup fiber optic line had been severed during construction work.
- Repair crews are working to restore the connections to return regional air traffic to normal operations.
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- Restoration of the primary and backup communication lines
- Progress on repairs to the severed fiber optic cable in New Jersey
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Named United States · Donald Trump · John F. Kennedy International Airport · LaGuardia Airport · Newark Liberty International Airport · New Brunswick · New York · Philadelphia · Brian Bedford · Federal Aviation Administration
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