Transport chief blames US-wide flight disruptions on upgrade of old copper wiring
Verified: 2 outlets in 2 countries have reported this story since Nov 14.
Weary travellers braced for more flight disruptions on Saturday as service resumed from US airports after an hours-long stoppage that the Trump administration blamed on faulty equipment or an error by a contractor tasked with switching out old copper wire communication lines. Friday’s nationwide ground stop sparked widespread chaos and left hundreds of thousands of passengers in limbo, with some pulled off planes moments before departure by airline staff who appeared in the dark about unfolding...
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
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- Nov 14, 5:41 PM UTCFirst reportCopper wire upgrade caused nationwide flight suspension, US transport secretary saysbbc.co.uk ↗
- Nov 14, 6:27 PM UTC+46 min· you’re reading thisTransport chief blames US-wide flight disruptions on upgrade of old copper wiringscmp.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 14, 6:27 PM UTC · +46 min
[Claude] Report 2 covers the same nationwide US flight suspension and its blamed cause, the copper wire upgrade, so it is the same event with no conflicting facts.
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