# Major air traffic controller outage triggers flight chaos

https://mins.news/en/video/68108

- ABC News, 2026-09-22 00:16 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHUZ9W025lA

> A blown circuit and severed fiber-optic lines shut down some of the largest airports in the northeastern United States, causing widespread flight disruption.

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