Flights grounded at major US airports after construction workers cut backup cable

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Flights grounded at major US airports after construction workers cut backup cable — full report at Times of India.

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  • Reported by Times of India and published Mon, 21 Sep 2026 19:06:14 UTC.

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  1. Flights grounded at major US airports after construction workers cut backup cable

  2. FAA halts flights to major US East Coast airports amid outage

  3. U.S. halts flights at busy East Coast airports, says fiber line cut at construction site

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