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A technical failure in the Terminal Radar Approach Control in Philadelphia has led to flight stoppages at several airports on the US East Coast. The FAA is working to resolve the issue.
Flights are currently grounded at several airports on the US East Coast following a technical malfunction. Affected are New York's JFK, Newark, LaGuardia and Westchester County airports, Logan International Airport in Boston, Philadelphia International Airport and Teterboro Airport in New Jersey, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced.
According to the Bloomberg news agency, flights are slowly starting again in LaGuardia and Philadelphia. However, there are significant delays in flight schedules.
The American news channel NBC News reported that the travel plans of thousands of passengers were affected. The reason is that the FAA is struggling with a technical failure in the Terminal Radar Approach Control in Philadelphia. This area controls arrivals and departures as well as distances between aircraft in the terminal airspace.
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