San Francisco Chronicle
Aidin Vaziri
21 September 2026

More than 400 flights were delayed at San Francisco International Airport Monday as a major Federal Aviation Administration failure disrupted flights across the Northeast, adding another layer of trouble for Bay Area travelers.

“An Amtrak construction crew accidentally cut into a fiber line in New Jersey which caused a telecom outage and forced FAA to pause flights in the Northeast,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a statement...

More than 400 flights delayed at SFO amid air traffic control outage - San Francisco Chronicle - 21 September 2026

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