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Travelers at Dallas-area airports faced major headaches on Friday as more than 1,800 flights got delayed and hundreds more were canceled. The chaos stemmed from a telecom outage that forced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to issue ground stops, slowing air traffic across the region.
The FAA quickly pointed to a local telephone company’s equipment problem—not their own gear—as the culprit. Officials are teaming up with the telecom firm to pinpoint exactly what went wrong and get things back on track.
To manage the fallout, the FAA paused departures headed to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport until 11 p.m. ET and to Dallas Love Field until at least 8:45 p.m. Flight tracking service FlightAware reported that airlines scrapped about 20% of their flights at Dallas airports that day.
Big carriers took the biggest hits. American Airlines axed over 200 flights and delayed more than 500 others, affecting roughly a quarter of its entire schedule—all linked to the Dallas telecom outage. Southwest Airlines fared even worse, with over 1,100 delays hitting 27% of its operations, according to FlightAware data.
If you’re flying through Dallas soon, keep an eye on FAA updates and your airline’s app for the latest on flight delays and cancellations.
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