Flights halted at several major U.S. airports, including New York's JFK and ‌LaGuardia

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The U.S. Federal ‌Aviation Authority issued ​ground stops at ​some of ​the busiest East Coast ‌airports on Monday, including New York's JFK and ‌LaGuardia, as the fallout from ​an air traffic control communications issue widened.

Airports are dealing with fallout from an air traffic communications issue

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· Posted: Sep 21, 2026 1:25 PM EDT | Last Updated: 4 minutes ago

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An American Airlines airplane taxis on the tarmac at New York's Laguardia Airport. LaGuardia is one of several U.S. airports affected by an air traffic communications issue. (Ryan Murphy/Reuters)

The U.S. Federal ‌Aviation Authority issued ​ground stops at ​some of ​the busiest ⁠East ⁠Coast ‌airports on Monday, including New ⁠York's JFK and ‌LaGuardia, as the fallout from ​an ⁠air traffic ⁠control ⁠communications ⁠issue widened.

Airports in Philadelphia, Boston and New Jersey were also affected.

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