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US East Coast air travel restored after fiber cable repair

Air traffic on the US East Coast has returned to normal after a construction crew accidentally cut a fiber cable, causing widespread flight cancellations at major airports including New York, Boston, and Philadelphia. The cable has been repaired, per Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. The incident highlights infrastructure vulnerability and the cascading impact of a single point of failure.

NRKabout 14 hours agoUSCredibility 32%View source

Score Breakdown

Mosaic Score5.8
Confidence0.9
Significance0.5
Source credibility0.3

Intelligence Tags

#infrastructure#fiber cable#air travel#disruption#repair

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New YorkBostonPhiladelphia

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