A telecommunication outage on Friday (September 19) caused significant disruptions for air traffic controllers in Dallas, leading to a halt in flights at Dallas Love Field and Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported that the issue stemmed from a local telephone company equipment failure, affecting radar and communication systems crucial for air traffic control operations.

According to CNN , the FAA is collaborating with the telephone company to identify the cause of the outage. As a result, flights into Dallas airports have been delayed by an average of three hours, with 570 flight delays and 66 cancellations at DFW, and nearly 200 delays at Love Field as of 3 p.m. CT. The situation has forced both airports to operate under restric

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