Flights at major US airports delayed after cable cut by construction workers
The cable had been repaired and airports are resuming normal operations, the US transportation secretary says.
By BBC News
Flights at major US airports were delayed on Monday after construction workers accidentally cut a cable used for air traffic control. US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy later said the cable had been repaired and that airports were resuming normal operations, although delays were still expected.
The BBC report says the disruption hit airports in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Massachusetts. It also says the damage affected the Terminal Radar Approach Control system, which helps guide planes during take-off and landing.
According to the report, New Jersey public transport agency NJ Transit said its construction workers had accidentally severed the line and that markers had been wrongly placed at the digging site. The BBC also reported that Duffy had earlier said workers from Amtrak were responsible.
The exact airport locations named in the report were broad rather than tied to a single venue beyond the affected airports themselves, and no police or council involvement was mentioned.