"ATC Zero": Major Equipment Failures Ground All Flights To JFK, EWR, LGA, PHL, BOS

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Major equipment failures triggered an ATC Zero condition, grounding all flights to New York area airports JFK, EWR, LGA, Philadelphia, and Boston. The disruption was caused by a severed backup fiber line, affecting Northeast U.S. air traffic significantly.

A severed backup fiber line triggered ATC Zero conditions, grounding major Northeast airports and sending disruption toward Boston.