Air Traffic Control Outage Disrupts U.S. East Coast Flights

Hundreds of flights from U.S. East Coast airports were canceled or delayed following a telecommunications line outage. The disruption occurred when an Amtrak construction crew accidentally severed a fiber line in New Jersey, prompting the FAA to halt flights in the Northeast. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy highlighted the incident's impact and the ongoing need for increased funding to modernize aging infrastructure.