# US Northeast airport operations resume after telecom lines repaired

https://mins.news/en/item/68019

- Reuters, 2026-09-21 22:30 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/airport-operations-us-northeast-resume-after-telecom-lines-repaired-2026-09-21/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ab1affeb314680001fefb21

> Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said telecom lines had been repaired and airport operations across the US Northeast were resuming. A failed telecommunications circuit and a severed fiber-optic cable had disrupted thousands of flights nationwide.

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