Technical problems at a key air traffic center disrupt flights across Northeast

On Monday, a primary data circuit failed at a key air traffic control facility in Philadelphia, causing widespread disruptions across the Northeast. The Federal Aviation Administration reported that the technical problem halted operations at Newark, Kennedy, and LaGuardia airports for several hours, as well as affecting Portland International Jetport. Hundreds of flights were canceled during the outage, which occurred as foreign leaders arrived for the United Nations General Assembly, severely impacting regional air travel operations.