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DISASTERELEVATED1h ago · Sep 21, 2026, 6:18 PM

Flights halted at eastern US airports as world leaders arrive for New York UN meeting

South China Morning Post · north america

The ⁠Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) halted flights at ⁠busy East Coast airports in New York, Philadelphia and Boston on Monday, saying a fibre cable was accidentally cut at a construction site in New Jersey. Ground stops were issued for John ‌F. Kennedy Airport and LaGuardia airports, as well as an airport in Teterboro, New Jersey, as 130 world leaders and dozens of ministers are arriving in New York for the annual high-level meeting of the United Nations General Assembly. FAA...

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