NewarkAn Amtrak crew’s cut cable grounded Northeast flights.
FlightAware showed 31% of Newark departures cancelled by 3pm, as UN delegates flew in.
The severed line was a backup, and officials found the break only after the primary radar-control circuit failed.
Verizon, which owns the cable, denies responsibility.
The Federal Aviation Administration’s chief, Bryan Bedford, said the repair could take up to 13 hours.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 250+ reports worldwide · These outlets told this story differently.
- Axios leans critical
- BBC
- attributes to Amtrak construction workers, specifies Terminal Radar Approach Control system affected, notes Verizon disclaims responsibility
- Al Jazeera Online
- contextualizes outage to UN General Assembly meeting timing (130 world leaders arriving in New York same day)
Sources: Axios, BBC, Al Jazeera Online