Fiber Cable Cut Disrupts Hundreds of Flights in the US

<figure> <img alt="" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/gettyimages-2242804026.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> A JetBlue airplane past an FAA air traffic control tower at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. JetBlue Airways Corp. is expected to release earnings figures on October 28. Photographer: Ryan Collerd/Bloomberg via Getty Images | Bloomberg via Getty Images </figcaption> </figure> <p>Hundreds of flights were cancelled or delayed on Monday after construction crews in New Jersey accidentally cut a Verizon fiber cable used for air traffic control.</p> <p>FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford stated that a circuit failure led to the discovery of the severed fiber cable, according to ABC News. The outage affected airports across the Northeast, causing ground stops at all three major New York City airports.</p> <p>In a statement to CNBC, Verizon said that it bore "no responsibility for this incident," attributing the issue to "construction contractors working in the area" who "dug up and cut our cable." </p> <p>Ironically, it looks like trains may have taken …</p>